TABLE 6.
Chronology of PCR results in dog blood taken in 1997 (n = 18)a
| PCR result on:
|
No. (%) of dogs positive for:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | 6 September | E. canis | E. chaffeensis | E. ewingii | E. equi | E. platys | B. canis | Rickettsia spp. |
| Negative | Negative | 5 (29) | 12 (67) | 13 (72) | 18 (100) | 11 (61) | 14 (78) | 3 (17) |
| Positive | Negative | 2 (12) | 6 (33) | 5 (28) | 0 (0) | 4 (22) | 2 (11) | 7 (39) |
| Negative | Positive | 6 (35) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (17) | 2 (11) | 4 (22) |
| Positive | Positive | 4 (24) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (22) |
a
Only dogs with PCR results for both 19 May and 6 September 1997 are included.