Table 6.
Rectal temperature records and platelet counts in dogs challenged by Ehrlichia canis-infected Rhipicephalus ticks
| Animal ID | Body temp range (°C) | Platelet count and examination Day | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | −6 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | ||
| Control | CC5 CDA | 37.5 | 39.7 | 285 | 275 | 292 | 284 | - | 221 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CD6 3F9 | 37.5 | 38.8 | 224 | 234 | 218 | 189 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| EA1 FF0 | 37.7 | 39.8 | 245 | 171 | - | 246 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4F1 4AF | 38.1 | 40.1 | 494 | 415 | 519 | 449 | - | 459 | 383 | 388 | 274 | - | - | - | |
| 4F0 57A | 37.8 | 39.4 | 253 | 282 | 279 | 197 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4F6 87C | 38.2 | 39.8 | 333 | 327 | 194 | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 286 FFE | 38.4 | 39.4 | 485 | 478 | 512 | 505 | - | 495 | 406 | 143 | - | - | - | - | |
| 964 441 | 37.8 | 39.1 | 377 | 349 | 359 | 353 | - | 269 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Treated | CBD 700 | 37.3 | 38.6 | 213 | 238 | 216 | - | 209 | 221 | 210 | 193 | 208 | 213 | 185 | 193 |
| B2C 3F0 | 38.2 | 39.6 | 259 | 192 | 192 | 169 | - | 153 | 181 | 198 | 216 | 170 | 204 | 180 | |
| 28A 3C2 | 38.1 | 39.8 | 363 | 343 | 307 | 380 | - | 370 | 348 | 351 | 376 | 349 | 325 | 308 | |
| E18 F40 | 38.0 | 39.2 | 480 | 228 | 304 | 250 | - | 299 | 280 | 280 | 288 | 312 | 275 | 277 | |
| 4F0 890 | 38.2 | 39.6 | 347 | 367 | 332 | 330 | - | 372 | 341 | 204 | 378 | 349 | 339 | 332 | |
| 4DA C4C | 38.2 | 39.2 | 425 | 385 | 402 | 360 | - | 299 | 320 | 291 | 323 | 163 | - | - | |
| DF7 4DB | 37.7 | 39.1 | 248 | 273 | 268 | 255 | - | 244 | 248 | 259 | 314 | 252 | 265 | 244 | |
| 4FA 06A | 37.6 | 39.7 | 249 | 281 | 256 | 250 | - | 244 | 269 | 235 | 181 | 228 | 202 | - | |
Normal range for platelet count is between 200 × 109/l and 500 × 109/l (below normal range indicated in bold)
- = no platelets were counted