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Table 1 Larval distribution and recovery rates

From: Neurotoxocarosis: marked preference of Toxocara canis for the cerebrum and T. cati for the cerebellum in the paratenic model host mouse

Organ

Infection group

Day pi

 

2

7

14

21

28

35

42

98

Liver

T. cati Balb/c

53.7

3.1

0.9

1.3

0.1

0.0

0.6

2.2

[24.53]

[1.08]

[1.56]

[0.57]

[0.83]

[0.00]

[0.53]

[0.98]

T. cati B6

27.0

0.9

1.6

1.3

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.8

[21.19]

[1.33]

[1.90]

[0.47]

[0.00]

[0.00]

[0.32]

[0.35]

T. canis B6

65.8

2.6

1.5

1.5

0.9

1.5

1.1

1.3

[89.3]

[10.28]

[2.69]

[3.33]

[1.52]

[3.33]

[2.10]

[3.52]

Lung

T. cati Balb/c

80

1.3

0.6

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.6

[35.97]

[0.35]

[0.5]

[0.11]

[0.00]

[0.00]

[0.16]

[0.29]

T. cati B6

49.9

15.3

0.3

5.3

0.8

0.3

0.4

0.4

[47.38]

[22.51]

[0.14]

[4.07]

[0.42]

[1.79]

[0.46]

[0.20]

T. canis B6

5.6

2.4

0.3

0.4

1.0

2.3

0.8

0.1

[9.10]

[9.87]

[0.40]

[0.81]

[1.54]

[4.31]

[1.27]

[0.37]

Muscle

T. cati Balb/c

60.4

246.7

83.9

203.8

20.0

7.6

172.0

313.8

[32.23]

[85.39]

[91.62]

[97.53]

[98.33]

[96.48]

[92.53]

[95.18]

T. cati B6

33.0

45.4

169.9

235.6

87.5

11.4

179.6

255.3

[26.93]

[69.55]

[96.89]

[92.61]

[97.68]

[91.95]

[97.23]

[95.89]

T. canis B6

0.4

14.3

42.4

37.0

50.4

34.0

26.4

26.8

[0.49]

[39.85]

[74.54]

[72.88]

[82.83]

[59.86]

[51.95]

[58.27]

CNS including eyes

T. cati Balb/c

6.8

6.2

6.1

4.3

0.2

0.7

15.3

22.9

[3.65]

[17.14]

[6.36]

[1.79]

[1.11]

[4.70]

[8.50]

[5.48]

T. cati B6

4.0

3.8

3.8

7.4

1.1

0.3

6.8

9.4

[2.59]

[7.77]

[1.48]

[3.41]

[2.52]

[2.78]

[2.95]

[4.65]

T. canis B6

0.3

33.9

17.4

16.2

12.5

28.7

36.3

22.9

[0.31]

[47.43]

[29.28]

[29.22]

[17.35]

[42.79]

[57.50]

[48.96]

Total number of larvae

T. cati Balb/c

206.7

257.1

90.6

209.1

20.3

8.1

185.6

330.8

[10.34]

[12.86]

[4.53]

[10.46]

[1.02]

[0.41]

[9.28]

[16.54]

T. cati B6

115.8

65.0

174.4

248.3

89.0

12.0

185.6

263.5

[5.79]

[3.25]

[8.72]

[12.42]

[4.45]

[0.60]

[9.28]

[13.18]

T. canis B6

75.1

44.1

57.4

51.4

62.0

59.8

56.1

40.6

[3.76]

[2.21]

[2.87]

[2.57]

[3.1]

[2.99]

[2.81]

[2.03]

  1. Mean larval numbers as well as recovery rates in [%] for examined organs of T. cati and T. canis infected mice. The recovery rate is based on the total number of larvae found in infected animals.