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Table 1 Total number of females in the experimental and control groups, and number of embryos and pups recorded in the course of the experiments

From: Impact of Babesia microti infection on the initiation and course of pregnancy in BALB/c mice

Group

Experiment I

Experiment II

Control groups

A

B

C

D

NPI

PU

NPU

Females

6

15

20

20

9

6

6

Pregnancies

0

14

3*,**

20

NA

6

NA

Embryos

0

65

0**

77

NA

ND

NA

Pups

0

52

0

35***

NA

41

NA

  1. Experiment I: females inseminated in acute (group A) and in chronic (group B) phase of B. microti infection. Experiment II: pregnant females infected in I (group C) and II (group D) trimester of pregnancy
  2. NPI non-pregnant, infected, PU pregnant, uninfected, NPU non-pregnant, uninfected
  3. *At the end of the experiment on a necropsy date
  4. **In 3 females, 17 uterine scars were found, suggesting embryo implantation, but no further development
  5. ***None of the 35 pups born in group D survived; NA not applicable, ND not done