TY - JOUR AU - Buckley, Louise Anne PY - 2020/08/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Can garlic prevent, repel or kill fleas that infest dogs? JF - Veterinary Evidence JA - VE VL - 5 IS - 3 SE - Knowledge Summaries DO - 10.18849/ve.v5i3.311 UR - https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/311 SP - AB - <p><strong>PICO question</strong></p><p>In dogs, is oral or topical administration of garlic, compared to no treatment, efficacious at preventing or reducing parasitism by fleas?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clinical bottom line</strong></p><p><strong>Category of research question</strong></p><p>Treatment</p><p><strong>The number and type of study designs reviewed</strong></p><p>Zero</p><p><strong>Strength of evidence</strong></p><p>Critical appraisal of the selected papers meeting the inclusion criteria collectively provide zero evidence in terms of their experimental design and implementation</p><p><strong>Outcomes reported</strong></p><p>The outcomes reported were none</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p><p>It is concluded that there is a lack of peer-reviewed scientific <em>in vivo </em>evidence to address the PICO</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ebvmlearning.org/apply/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to apply this evidence in practice</a></span></p><p>The application of evidence into practice should take into account multiple factors, not limited to: individual clinical expertise, patient’s circumstances and owners’ values, country, location or clinic where you work, the individual case in front of you, the availability of therapies and resources.</p><p>Knowledge Summaries are a resource to help reinforce or inform decision-making. They do not override the responsibility or judgement of the practitioner to do what is best for the animal in their care.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/oa-icon.jpg" alt="Open Access"> <img src="https://www.veterinaryevidence.org/rcvskmod/icons/pr-icon.jpg" alt="Peer Reviewed"></p> ER -