TABLE 1.

Comparison of the PCR and LAMP methods and microscopic examination for detection of B. gibsoni infection in field dogs from Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Dog no.a	Age (yr)	Clinical manifestations of Babesia infection	Microscopy result (% parasitemia)	PCR result	LAMP result
1	2.3	+	+ (<0.1)	+	+
3	2	−	NDb	+	+
4	ND	−	ND	+	+
5	2	−	ND	+	+
7	3	−	ND	+	+
12	2.5	−	−	+	+
16	1	+	+ (ND)	+	+
17	4	+	ND	+	+
21	2	−	ND	+	+
22	ND	+	ND	+	+
30	ND	+	+ (1.1)	+	+
33	2	−	ND	+	+
34	3	−	ND	+	+
35	2.7	+	+ (2.3)	+	+
58	2	+	+ (0.7)	+	+
65	1	+	+ (<0.1)	+	+
69	3	+	+ (<0.1)	+	+
74	4	+	+ (ND)	+	+
77	3	+	ND	+	+
84	4	−	−	+	+
85	2.1	+	+ (0.5)	+	+
86	3	−	−	+	+
204	1	+	+ (1.3)	+	+
205	1.5	+	+ (0.3)	+	+
218	2.4	+	−	+	+
285	ND	+	−	+	+
316	2.8	+	+ (<0.1)	+	+
317	4	+	−	+	+
318	3	−	−	+	+
321	ND	+	+ (1.1)	+	+
360	2	−	−	+	+
406	0.9	+	+ (3.9)	+	+
428	2	+	+ (8.0)	+	+
458	2.5	+	+ (0.3)	+	+
499	5	−	−	+	+
500	7	−	−	+	+
501	7	−	−	+	+

^aAll dogs were male Tosa dogs.

^bND, no data.