Table 2 Number of fever relapses and antibody immunofluorescent (IFA) titre to E. equi in twenty lambs during the first 4 months of an E. phagocytophila infection. The lambs were inoculated with E. phagocytophila infected blood when they were 12–14 days old and 6–8 months old, respectively.
From: Persistence of Ehrlichia phagocytophilaInfection in Two Age Groups of Lambs
Age | n | Number of fever relapses *** | IFA-titre(log10) | Number of lambs found infected with Ehrlichia after 4 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(day 30) *** | (day 120) | ||||
12–14 days | 6 | 3.17 ± 0.898 | 2.25 ± 0.270 | 1.90 ± 0.00# | 6 of 6 (100%) |
6–8 months | 14 | 1.14 ± 0.833 | 2.99 ± 0.335 | 2.20 ± 0.233 | 13 of 14 (93%) |