Table 3 Individual results of tick counts and Babesia diagnosis
Group1 | # | Live (dead) attached tick count2 | Original diagnosis of canine babesiosis | Scheduled bioanalyses of Babesia canis | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day of diagnosis, clinical signs of babesiosis, and/or rectal temperature of > 39.5 °C | Blood smear | PCR | IFA | PCR | |||||||||||
Day 7 | Day 34 | Day 213 | Day 28 | Day 423 | Day 56 | Day 21 | Day 28 | Day 42 | Day 56 | ||||||
Control 1 | 1 | 25 | – | Day 9: | Lethargic | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – | – | – |
Control 1 | 2 | 37 | – | Day 9: | 39.8 °C | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – | – | – |
Control 1 | 3 | 13 | – | Day 9: | 40.6 °C | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – | – | – |
Control 1 | 4 | 44 | – | Day 8: | 40.2 °C, lethargic | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – | – | – |
Control 1 | 5 | 41 | – | Day 8: | 40.0 °C, lethargic | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – | – | – |
Control 1 | 6 | 44 | – | Day 8: | 39.8 °C, lethargic | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – | – | – |
Control 1 | 7 | 42 (2) | – | Day 9: | 40.1 °C | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – | – | – |
Control 1 | 8 | 42 | – | Day 9: | 39.9 °C, dark urine | Positive | Positive | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – | – | – |
Control 2 | 1 | – | 27 | Day 36: | Lethargic | Positive | Positive | – | – | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – |
Control 2 | 2 | – | 29 | Day 37: | Dark urine | Positive | Positive | – | – | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – |
Control 2 | 3 | – | 25 | Day 35: | 39.7 °C | Positive | Positive | – | – | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – |
Control 2 | 4 | – | 40 | Day 36: | 40.2 °C | Positive | Positive | – | – | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – |
Control 2 | 5 | – | 34 | Day 35: | Lethargic | Positive | Positive | – | – | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – |
Control 2 | 6 | – | 23 | Day 36: | Lethargic, dark urine | Positive | Positive | – | – | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – |
Control 2 | 7 | – | 26 | Day 35: | 39.6 °C | Positive | Positive | – | – | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – |
Control 2 | 8 | – | 39 | Day 36: | 40.0 °C | Positive | Positive | – | – | Positive | – | – | – | Negative | – |
IVP | 1 | 0 | 0 | No abnormal sign or rectal temperature | – | – | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |
IVP | 2 | 0 (2) | 0 (5) | No abnormal sign or rectal temperature | – | – | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |
IVP | 3 | 0 (3) | 0 (3) | No abnormal sign or rectal temperature | – | – | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |
IVP | 4 | 0 (3) | 0 (4) | No abnormal sign or rectal temperature | – | – | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |
IVP | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 (2) | No abnormal sign or rectal temperature | – | – | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |
IVP | 6 | 0 | 0 (2) | No abnormal sign or rectal temperature | – | – | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |
IVP | 7 | 0 (5) | 0 (1) | No abnormal sign or rectal temperature | – | – | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |
IVP | 8 | 0 (4) | 0 (1) | No abnormal sign or rectal temperature | – | – | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | |