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Table 1 Clinical findings of acquisition and transmission feeding of D. reticulatus ticks.

From: Experimental transmission of Anaplasma marginale by male Dermacentor reticulatus

Calf number

Number of ticks/feeding (days)

Incubation period (days)c

Maximum temperature (°C)

PCV reduction (%)

Maximum parasitemia (%)

4291a

80/7

20

39.9

50

6

9191b

30/7

35

39.9

37.5

2

  1. a Infected intravenously with A. marginale (Zaria isolate) blood stabilate.
  2. b Infested with D. reticulatus adult males fed on calf 4291.
  3. c Number of days to first observation of infected blood cells on a stained blood smears.
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BMC Veterinary Research

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