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Table 2 Babesiosis clinical signs and determination

From: Early Babesia canis transmission in dogs within 24 h and 8 h of infestation with infected pre-activated male Dermacentor reticulatus ticks

Experiment

Group

Animal

Body temperature (°C, min-max)

Days with temperature > 39.4 °C

Positive blood smear (day)

Positive IFA (day)

Positive PCR (day)

1

3

5BBA23

38.1–40.1

5

5

28

5

  

5D39FA

38.0–39.3

None

6

42

6

  

E181CA

37.4–38.9

None

6

28

6

 

4

5E0CAF

37.8–39.9

5, 23

5

28

5

  

CC1369

37.3–38.6

None

6

35, 42

6

  

EA19B5

37.5–38.6

None

6

28

6

2

3

2851BE

38.0–38.7

None

  

5C81F4

37.2–39.1

None

7

14, 21, 28

7

  

697FD6

38.9–39.6

5, 19, 26

 

4

1FBF12

37.8–38.6

None

7

14, 21, 28

7

  

5BF6DC

37.8–38.4

None

  

B2CA65

38.3–38.9

None

7

14, 21, 28

7