Table 2.

Routes of inoculation and days post-inoculation (DPI) on which a positive antigen result was first obtained and when patency was observed in experimental raccoons

Raccoon ID	Dose/route of exposure	DPI of first antigen positive sample (DPI)	DPI of first patent sample	Difference (days)	No. worms recovered after treatment or necropsy	Size range of recovered worms (cm)
RE-1	5000 eggs	52	57	5	NDd	NA
RE-2	5000 eggs	40	63	23	0	NA
RE-3	5000 eggs	59	NA	NA	2c	6–14
RE-4	500 eggs	39b	NA	NA	2c,d	6–6.0
RE-5	500 eggs	35	50	15	18	8–17
RE-6	500 eggs	39	62	23	12	6–19
RL-1	1000 L3a	19	37	18	NDd	NA
RL-2	1000 L3	13	39	26	15	5–13
RL-3	1000 L3	18	47	29	14	4–16
RL-4	250 L3	20	35	15	6	6–13
RL-5	250 L3	21	33	12	11	12–18
RL-6	250 L3	14	31	17	NDd	NA

^aFed L3 larvae in tissue of infected mouse fed 1000 or 250 eggs.

^bIntermittent positive results recoded on 39, 44 and 82 DPI; all other time points negative.

^cNon-patent, single-sex infection.

^dNot treated; animals were euthanized for unrelated reasons or transferred to other studies.