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Table 2.

Results of the screening for vector-borne infections in 106 travelling dogs.

Method Timepoint of testing
P0 P1 P2 P3
Giemsa-stained blood smear 0/106 0/106
Knott’s-Test 0/106 0/1011 0/601 0/16
Babesia canis canis-PCR 0/106 0/106
Babesia canis vogeli-PCR 0/106 0/106
Babesia gibsoni-PCR 0/106 0/106
Hepatozoon canis-PCR 0/106 0/106
Leishmania spp.-PCR 0/106 0/106
Filaria-PCR n. t.2 n. t. n. t. n. t.
Ehrlichia canis-PCR 0/106 0/106
DiroChek®-ELISA 0/106 0/106 0/61 0/16
Babesia canis-IFAT 4/106 2/106
Leishmania-IFAT 3/106 3/106 2/61 1/16
Ehrlichia canis-IFAT 1/106 1/106
1

Five (P1) and one (P2) blood sample(s) coagulated or of insufficient volume (<1 mL).

2

n. t. = not tested as all Knott’s-Tests were negative.

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