Congenital transmission of parasites in mice infected with TcI, TcII and TcVI.

<p>See <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002271#pntd-0002271-g001" target="_blank">Figure 1</a> for group nomenclature; n = number of positive cases; N = total number of examined pups; the 8 congenitally-infected cases were detected by microscopic blood examination on D15 or D30 after birth; all the other examined pups remained negative at microscopic blood examinations on D15 or D30 and blood/heart qPCR studies performed on animals sacrificed after CP-treatment (see the <a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002271#s3" target="_blank">results</a> section); parenthesis in the congenital transmission rate column indicate the estimated theoretical maximum rate of congenital infection according to the numbers of studied pups per mouse group.