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Incident Report Number: 2022-1984
Registrant Reference Number: 2022-US-005412
Registrant Name (Full Legal Name no abbreviations): Wellmark International
Address: 100 Stone Road West, Suite 111
City: Guelph
Prov / State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Postal Code: N1G 5L3
Domestic Animal
Country: UNITED STATES
Prov / State: FLORIDA
PMRA Registration No. PMRA Submission No. EPA Registration No. 2724-496
Product Name: Extinguish PLUS Professional Fire Ant Bait
Liquid
Yes
Unknown
Site: Res. - Out Home / Rés - à l'ext.maison
Unknown
Animal's Owner
Dog / Chien
Maltese
1
Female
0.58
1.4
kg
Unknown
Unknown / Inconnu
Unknown / Inconnu
System
Persisted until death
No
No
Died
Other / Autre
specify Unknown
(eg. description of the frequency and severity of the symptoms
On 24 Feb 2022, a pest control officer applied the product to a residential yard. On the morning of 26 Feb 2022, the dog was found dead. It is unknown if the dog had potential contact with the product. Necropsy may have been pursued by the animal owner, but if necropsy occurred and any potential results are not available. No further information is expected.
Death
Assessment: This product has a wide margin of safety and severe symptoms, including death, are not expected following product use. If ingested, mild self-limiting GI irritation may occur. Other causes for the dogs death should be considered including exposure to other toxins and underlying disease. Veterinary examination and diagnostics including necropsy may have been able to provide further information about the cause of the death, but were not available. The information contained in this report is based on self-reported statements provided to the registrant during telephone interview(s). These self-reported descriptions of an incident have not been independently verified to be factually correct or complete descriptions of the incident. For that reason, information contained in this report does not and cannot form the basis for a determination of whether the reported clinical effects are causally related to exposure to the product identified in the telephone interviews.