Table 3 Percentages of cases showing histological lesions and parasite detection in placenta and foetal viscera from infected animals during the experiment
Placenta | Foetal brain | Foetal liver | Foetal lung | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group | dpi | H/Ea (%) | PCRb (%) | H/E (%) | PCR (%) | H/E (%) | PCR (%) | H/E (%) | PCR (%) |
G1 | 6–12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 |
13–19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | |
20–26 | 33 | 100 | 28 | 86 | 28 | 100 | 86 | 100 | |
G2 | 6–12 | – | 33 | – | – | – | 40 | – | 20 |
13–19 | – | 50 | – | 18 | – | 36 | – | 45 | |
20–26 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 66 | 100 | |
G3 | 6–12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
13–19 | – | 66 | – | 50 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 50 | |
20–26 | na | 100 | 33 | 80 | 33 | 60 | 66 | 80 | |