Table 4.
Parasitologya | CS | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group | D0 | D30 | D60 | D90 | D120 | D150 | D180 | Day 0 | Endpointb |
Saline | + | Out | Out | Out | Out | Out | Out | 9 | 8 |
Saline | + | + | + | - | Out | Out | Out | 8 | 9 |
Saline | + | + | Out | Out | Out | Out | Out | 6 | 11 |
Saline | + | + | + | + | Out | Out | Out | 6 | 7 |
Saline | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | 3 | 4 |
Adjuvant | + | + | - | + | - | Out | Out | 8 | 6 |
Adjuvant | + | - | - | Out | Out | Out | Out | 7 | 10 |
Adjuvant | + | + | - | - | ND | + | ND | 7 | 3 |
Adjuvant | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | 6 | 3 |
Adjuvant | + | - | + | - | - | ND | - | 4 | 0 |
Vaccine | + | + | + | + | Out | Out | Out | 12 | 11 |
Vaccine | + | + | Out | Out | Out | Out | Out | 10 | 8 |
Vaccine | + | Out | Out | Out | Out | Out | Out | 8 | 12 |
Vaccine | + | - | + | Out | Out | Out | Out | 8 | 8 |
Vaccine | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 |
Vaccine | + | ND | ND | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 |
Vaccine | + | + | - | Out | Out | Out | Out | 6 | 10 |
Vaccine | + | - | ND | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
Vaccine | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | 6 | 0 |
Vaccine | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 |
Parasitology was performed by microscopic observation of a Giemsa-stained smear of spleen, lymph node or ear biopsy, or by culture of spleen aspirate: +, parasite detected in at least one of the samples; -, negative (no parasites detected) in the samples evaluated; ND, not done; Out, the dog was removed from the study either because of no improvement or death of the dog.
CS Endpoint, Clinical Score at the endpoint for each dog, either at the time of removal from the study or Day 180.