Table 3 Results of PCR, histology and IHC in tissues of foetuses/lambs and relationship with maternal serostatus
From: Neospora caninum infection as a cause of reproductive failure in a sheep flock
Sample1 | Year | Maternal serostatus | Results obtained in tissues from foetuses/lambs4 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCR | Histology5 | IHC6 | |||||||||
N. caninum | T. gondii | N. caninum | T. gondii | ||||||||
N. caninumPP2 | T. gondiititre3 | Brain | Liver | Heart | Lung | Brain | Brain lesions | Brain | Brain | ||
1 | 2011 | 72.5 | < 16 | 2/2 | na | na | na | - | na | na | na |
2 | 2011 | 86.3 | 32 | 2/2 | - | 1/2 | - | - | na | na | na |
3 | 2012 | 89.9 | < 16 | 2/2 | - | - | - | - | na | na | na |
4$ | 2012 | 44.0 | < 16 | 3/3 | 1/3 | - | - | - | ** | + | - |
5 | 2011 | 65.1 | < 16 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | - | - | na | na | na |
6 | 2011 | 65.1 | < 16 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | - | - | na | na | na |
7# | 2011 | 79.3 | < 16 | 2/2 | na | na | na | - | na | na | na |
8 | 2011 | 0.0 | < 16 | - | nd | nd | nd | - | na | na | na |
9 | 2011 | 52.0 | < 16 | 2/2 | - | - | - | - | na | na | na |
10 | 2011 | 94.1 | 32 | - | nd | nd | nd | - | na | na | na |
11 | 2011 | 94.1 | 32 | 1/2 | - | - | - | - | na | na | na |
12 | 2011 | 82.1 | < 16 | 3/3 | - | - | - | - | - | + | - |
13 | 2011 | 0.0 | < 16 | - | nd | nd | nd | - | * | - | - |
14 | 2012 | 1.4 | < 16 | - | nd | nd | nd | - | Unrelated | - | - |
15 | 2012 | 28.1 | 16 | 3/3 | na | na | na | - | na | na | na |
16a | 2012 | 0.0 | 16 | - | nd | nd | nd | - | na | na | na |
17a | 2012 | 0.0 | < 16 | - | nd | nd | nd | - | na | na | na |
18b | 2012 | 0.0 | < 16 | - | nd | nd | nd | - | * | - | - |
19b | 2012 | 0.0 | < 16 | - | nd | nd | nd | - | - | - | - |
20 | 2012 | 64.6 | < 16 | 3/3 | na | na | na | - | * | + | - |
21 | 2012 | 98.9 | < 16 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 1/3 | - | ** | + | - |