Animal | Sex (M/F) | Amount of O. ochengi mf injected | Percentage viability of mf at time of injection | Duration between mf injection and sacrifice (days) | No of mf in fore limbs | No of mf in hind limbs | No of mf in ear lobes | No of mf in tail | No of mf in head | No of mf in the trunk | Total mf recovered (% recovered) | % mf recovered in ear lobes relative to total recovery | Tissue and whole body pathology |
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Hamster 1 | M | 12,558 | 100 % | 21 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 81 (0.65) | 74.07 | None observed |
Hamster 2 | M | 44,100 | 88 % | 21 | 125 | 100 | 600 | 67 | 117 | 130 | 1039 (2.36) | 57.75 | None observed |
Hamster 3 | M | 25,000 | 100 % | 30 | 27 | 7 | 353 | 0 | 67 | 53 | 507 (2) | 69.63 | None observed |
BALB/c 1 | M | 25,000 | 100 % | 15 | 120 | 20 | 390 | 20 | 610 | 180 | 1340 (5.36) | 29.10 | None observed |
BALB/c 2 | M | 25,000 | 100 % | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | None observed |
BALB/c 3 | M | 25,000 | 100 % | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | None observed |
BALB/c 4 | M | 25,000 | 100 % | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | None observed |
BALB/c 5 | F | 25,000 | 100 % | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | None observed |