Table 1 The average values of microfilaremia at each sampling time
From: Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens show circadian co-periodicity in naturally co-infected dogs
7 am | 9 am | 11 am | 1 pm | 3 pm | 5 pm | 7 pm | 9 pm | 11 pm | 1 am | 3 am | 5 am | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dog 1 (July 2014) | ||||||||||||
D.i. | 584 | 56 | 98 | 173 | 245 | 116 | 207 | 288 | 429 | 785 | 261 | 272 |
D.r. | 252 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 186 | 91 | 116 | 128 | 479 | 568 | 140 | 68 |
Dog 2 (July 2014) | ||||||||||||
D.i. | 5,952 | 7,920 | 14,190 | 9,730 | 13,600 | 10,440 | 8,160 | 7,700 | 11,220 | 12,546 | 6,020 | 2,426 |
D.r. | 372 | 0 | 258 | 420 | 900 | 840 | 840 | 800 | 550 | 1,722 | 840 | 694 |
Dog 3 (July 2015) | ||||||||||||
D.i. | 2,159 | 4,775 | 5,277 | 6,715 | 5,457 | 4,920 | 3,536 | 3,067 | 4,586 | 6,435 | 4,370 | 3,480 |
D.r. | 217 | 94 | 262 | 272 | 290 | 575 | 330 | 268 | 396 | 478 | 296 | 338 |
Dog 4 (July 2015) | ||||||||||||
D.i. | 855 | 520 | 680 | 2,750 | 2,170 | 3,990 | 4,275 | 4,025 | 1,780 | 4,795 | 1,395 | 3,752 |
D.r. | 428 | 182 | 140 | 300 | 298 | 578 | 510 | 595 | 460 | 700 | 360 | 182 |