Table 7.
Detection of Ehrlichia canis DNA using a PCR assay in dogs challenged with infected Rhipicephalus ticks
| Animal ID | Day | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −6 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 84 | ||
| Control | CC5 CDA | ND | ND | ND | ND | POS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CD6 3F9 | ND | ND | ND | POS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| EA1 FF0 | ND | POS | - | ND | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4F1 4AF | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | POS | - | - | - | |
| 4F0 57A | ND | ND | ND | POS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 4F6 87C | ND | ND | POS | POS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 286 FFE | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | POS | - | - | - | - | |
| 964 441 | ND | ND | ND | ND | POS | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Treated | CBD 700 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| B2C 3 F0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 28A 3C2 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| E18 F40 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 4 F0 890 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 4DA C4C | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | POS | - | - | |
| DF7 4DB | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 4FA 06A | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | POS | - | |
POS Positive, ND Not detected; - = Not tested