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Table 2 Average values of histological scoring in placenta and foetal viscera from each group

From: Experimental ovine toxoplasmosis: influence of the gestational stage on the clinical course, lesion development and parasite distribution

Group

dpi

Placenta

Foetal brain

Foetal liver

Foetal lung

No. foci/cm2

ASF (mm2)

%LES

No. foci/cm2

ASF (mm2)

%LES

No. foci/cm2

ASF (mm2)

%LES

No. foci/cm2

ASF (mm2)

%LES

G1

 

G2

 

G3

19

0.58

0.024

0.01

1.65

0.01

0.01

G1

26

0.52

0.02

0.01

5.53

0.01

0.08

2.72

0.06

0.20

25.43

0.04

0.93

G2

26

0.91

0.05

0.05

12.96

0.03

0.31

8.71

0.05

0.58

16.10

0.06

0.90

G3

20–26a

nab

na

na

1.20

0.02

0.02

6.23

0.03

0.23

3.76

0.03

0.13

  1. aStillbirths occurred at 21, 22 and 26 dpi.
  2. bThe placenta from stillbirths was too autolytic to allow histological evaluation. dpi: days post infection when abortion occurred. ASF: Average size of focus.  %LES: Percentage of section affected by lesions.