TABLE 3.
Occurrence of C. canimorsus and C. cynodegmi DNA in dogs, as assessed by species-specific PCRa
| Specimen type |
C. canimorsus
|
C. cynodegmi
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| + | +/− | − | + | +/− | − | |
| Tongue | 38 | 1 | 14 | 49 | 4 | |
| Gums | 34 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 4 | |
| Any | 39 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 2 | |
+, positive; +/−, weakly positive; −, negative.