Table 4b.
Hydrolysis probe-based genotyping result frequency counts (Dipylidium caninum feline and canine genotypes) for cats (group 2).
| Time point | Dipylidium caninum genotype | Failed reaction n / N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Canine n / N (%) |
Feline n / N (%) |
||
| Week 2 to 4 | 1 / 71 (1.4) | 65 / 71 (91.5) | 5 / 71 (7.0) |
| Week 5 to 7 | 7 / 168 (4.2) | 152 / 168 (90.5) | 9 / 168 (5.4) |
| Week 8 to 10 | 14 / 157 (8.9) | 131 / 157 (83.4) | 12 / 157 (7.6) |
| Week 11 to 13 | 7 / 199 (3.5) | 154 / 199 (77.4) | 38 / 199 (19.1) |
| Week 14 to 16 | 4 / 228 (1.8) | 171 / 228 (75.0) | 53 / 228 (23.2) |
| Week 17 to 19 | 35 / 526 (6.7) | 450 / 526 (85.6) | 41 / 526 (7.8) |
| Week 20 to 22 | 27 / 387 (7.0) | 349 / 387 (90.2) | 11 / 387 (2.8) |
| Total (Week 2 to 22) | 95 / 1736 (5.5) | 1472 / 1736 (84.8) | 169 / 1736 (9.7) |
Group 2: Cats were infected with the canine and feline D. caninum genotypes by means of topical infestation with infected C. felis fleas.