Table 1.
Detection rates of E. cuniculi in the examined ocular structures of rabbits at different time points after experimental oral infection using immunohistochemistry with specific monoclonal antibody (EC11C5).
| Ocular Structure 1 | Weeks after Infection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Periocular connective tissue | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Extraocular muscles | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sclera | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Cornea | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Choroidea | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Iris | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Retina | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Lens | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| No. of rabbits in which E. cuniculi was not detected in any ocular structure | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1 Number of rabbits with E. cuniculi presence in respective ocular structure (total numbers of rabbits in respective week after infection n = 5).