Table 2.
Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum DNA and antibodies in blood samples taken from dogs in Groups 1–6 prior to tick infestation (Day 0) and weekly thereafter up to 63 days post-tick infestation
| Group | Dog ID | Day (PCR/ SNAP® 4Dx® Plus) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 63 | ||
| 1 | 216, 83, 184 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 2 | 121, 230, 513 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 3 | 863, 222, 075 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 4 | 833, 376, 851 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 5 | 895, 206, 226 | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− | −/− |
| 6 | 495 | −/− | −/− | −/− | +/− | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ |
| 835 | −/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | |
| 859 | −/− | −/− | +/− | +/− | +/− | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | +/+ | |
Key: −, no DNA or antibodies detected; +, DNA or antibodies detected