Table 1 PCR results for C. felis infection in principal cats after infestation with A. americanum or D. variabilis nymphs
From: Transmission of Cytauxzoon felis to domestic cats by Amblyomma americanum nymphs
Days post-infestation | Cats infested with nymphal A. americanum | Cats infested with nymphal D. variabilis | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cat Aa-1 | Cat Aa-2 | Cat Aa-3 | Cat Dv-1 | Cat Dv-2 | Cat Dv-3 | |||||||
PCR | Smear | PCR | Smear | PCR | Smear | PCR | Smear | PCR | Smear | PCR | Smear | |
0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
5 | – | – | – | – | ns | ns | – | – | – | – | ns | ns |
7 | – | – | – | – | ns | ns | – | – | – | – | ns | ns |
8 | ns | ns | ns | ns | – | – | ns | ns | ns | ns | – | – |
9 | – | – | – | – | ns | ns | – | – | – | – | ns | ns |
10 | ns | ns | ns | ns | – | – | ns | ns | ns | ns | – | – |
12 | + | – | + | – | ns | ns | – | – | – | – | ns | ns |
14 | + | – | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
16 | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | ns | ns |