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Volume 7, Number 5—October 2001
Research

Topical Insecticide Treatments to Protect Dogs from Sand Fly Vectors of Leishmaniasis

Richard Reithinger*†Comments to Author , Ueslei Teodoro†, and Clive R. Davies*
Author affiliations: *London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; †Universidade Estatal de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

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Table 2

Percentage reduction in sand fly bloodfeeding after application of topical insecticide

Percent reduction in sand fly bloodfeeding (95% CI)
TM 5-12 dpt 32-36 dpt 58-65 dpt
DM 37.6 (5.3, 68.0) 56.7 (38.7, 70.5) 68.5 (42.8, 77.6)
DZ -37 (-77.1, 13.3) 1.4 (-23.1, 24.7) 3.4 (-40.1, 40.0)
PM 44.1 (-7.2, 76.2) 31.6 (7.8, 51.4) 49.2 (14.3, 61.6)
F 4.2 (44.8, 48.3) 41.4 (13.3, 62.9) 43.1 (53.0, 56.0)

Abbreviations: CI, confidence intervals; DM, deltamethrin-impregnated dog collar; dpt, days post treatment; DZ, diazinon-impregnated dog collar; F, fenthion topical lotion; PM, permethrin topical lotion; TM, treatment.

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