Table 4a.
Hydrolysis probe-based genotyping result frequency counts (Dipylidium caninum feline and canine genotypes) in dogs (group 1).
| Time point | Dipylidium caninum genotype | Failed reaction n / N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Canine n / N (%) |
Feline n / N (%) |
||
| Week 2 to 4 | 121 / 146 ( 82.9) | 8 / 146 (5.5) | 17 / 146 (11.6) |
| Week 5 to 7 | 214 / 332 ( 64.5) | 102 / 332 (30.7) | 16 / 332 (4.8) |
| Week 8 to 10 | 48 / 49 ( 98.0) | 1 / 49 (2.0) | |
| Week 11 to 13 | 23 / 27 ( 85.2) | – | 4 / 27 (14.8) |
| Week 14 to 16 | 11 / 14 ( 78.6) | – | 3 / 14 (21.4) |
| Week 17 to 19 | 2 / 31 (6.5) | 3 / 31 (9.7) | 26 / 31 (83.9) |
| Week 20 to 22 | 13 / 17 (76.5) | 1 / 17 (5.9) | 3 / 17 (17.6) |
| Total (Week 2 to 22) | 432 / 616 (70.1) | 115 / 616 (18.7) | 69 / 616 (11.2) |
Group 1: Dogs were infected with the canine and feline D. caninum genotypes by means of topical infestation with infected C. felis fleas.