TABLE 1.

Changes in blood hemoglobin level and spleen weight following infection with A. ceylanicum

Animal group	Day p.i.	Hemoglobin concn (g/dl)	P valuea	Spleen wt (g)	P valuea
Uninfected	10	15.6 ± 0.3		130 ± 8
	20	16.9 ± 0.1		118 ± 7
	30	17.1 ± 0.2		114 ± 6
	70	16.1 ± 0.3		131 ± 4
Infected	10	14.8 ± 0.2	NS	161 ± 13	0.008
	20	8.6 ± 0.7	<0.0001	470 ± 43	<0.0001
	30	10.8 ± 0.8	0.0005	365 ± 89	0.001
	70	14.5 ± 0.3	0.002	198 ± 51	0.02

^aCompared to uninfected group. NS, not significant.