Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for lack of efficacy (bacteria) - borrelia

12,011 FDA reports name lack of efficacy (bacteria) - borrelia, a high-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2784). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#36 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
12,011
reports citing this reaction
0.6%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia has 12,011 reports now versus 11,427 in that prior snapshot: 584 more (5.1%).

Report change
+584
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
−0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2784 VOL-HIGH

VOL-HIGH · DEATH-RARE · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-HIGH 12,011 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.6%
  • TOP-DECILE #36/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cardiac disorder NOS
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 12,004
  • DRUG-LEAD Pyrantel Pamoate;… · 6,043
  • DESK-WIDE 20 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Cardiac disorder NOS (±480 reports)

Upper-third report volume drives the scale stamps on this plate; death-coded share and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

High-volume neighbourhood around Lack of efficacy - Borrelia

Upper-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Lack of efficacy (bac… · thi…12011Cardiac disorder NOS · near11531Vocalisation · near11363Elevated serum alkali… · near11291Fever · near11181Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia

Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 12,011 reports place Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia in the upper third of FDA AER volume (#36 of 2,481). Report volume is upper-third scale: 12,011 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 73 of 12,011 reports (0.6% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Cardiac disorder NOS (±480 reports). Lead species Dog (12,004). Lead co-reported drug Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner (6,043).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 12,004
Cat 3
Horse 2
Marsupial 1
Other 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Labrador 1,755
Retriever - Golden 1,292
Crossbred Canine/dog 747
Shepherd Dog - German 698
Shepherd Dog - Australian 490
Mountain Dog - Bernese 337
Beagle 306
Siberian Husky 281
Shih Tzu 246
Collie - Border 229

Associated Drugs

Pyrantel Pamoate;Sarolaner 6,043
Afoxolaner 3,082
Recombinant E. Coli Bl21;Recombinant E. Coli Ecl19 2,139
Recombinant E. Coli Bl21;Recombinant E. Coli Ecl19 1,722
Recombitek Lyme - 2126.R0 1,340
Fluralaner 13.64% 12-Week Chew 997
Lotilaner 770
Sarolaner 746
Milbemycin Oxime + Praziquantel 432
Afoxolaner 75Mg / Moxidectin 360Mcg / Pyrantel 150Mg Chewable Tablet 282
Borrelia Burgdorferi Bacterin-Leptospira Canicola-Grippotyphosa-Icterohaemorrhagiae-Pomona Bacterial Extract 277
Borrelia Burgdorferi Bacterin 270
Lyme Vaccine 221
Canine Distemper-Adenovirus Type 2-Parainfluenza-Parvovirus Vaccine, Mlv, Borrelia Burgdorferi Bacterin-Lepto Cani-Grippo-Ictero-Pomona Bacterial Extract 214
Afoxolaner 150Mg / Moxidectin 720Mcg / Pyrantel 300Mg Chewable Tablet 189
Canine B Burgdorferi *2 Alu Kb 186
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 161
Fluralaner 5.46% 1-Month Chew 137
Afoxolaner 37.5Mg / Moxidectin 180Mcg / Pyrantel 75Mg Chewable Tablet 117
Afoxolaner 18.75Mg / Moxidectin 90Mcg / Pyrantel 37.5Mg Chewable Tablet 94

Nationwide reactions with similar profiles

Two openFDA-derived peer sets for Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia, both floored at ≥50 reports so the neighborhoods stay in the advertised mass (the volume chart above is the unfloored photo-finish strip).

Similar report volume

Nearest other reactions by FDA report count (12,011 here).

Similar death-coded share

Nearest other reactions by death-coded share (0.6% here), distinct from the volume row.

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Lack of efficacy (bacteria) - Borrelia (#36 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.6%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 12,011 · vintage 2025.

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