Encephalitozoon cuniculi: Grading the Histological Lesions in Brain, Kidney, and Liver during Primoinfection Outbreak in Rabbits

Table 2

Number of rabbits showing the number of spores found in stools or urine.

Sample	Stain technique	Rare (about 1–5 spores)	Moderate (5–10 spores)	Many (more than 10 spores)
Stools	Trichrome blue	59 (74%); (25 F-34 M)	12 (15%); (7 F-5 M)	9 (11%); (3 F-9 M)
	Calcofluor	64 (80%); (25 F-34 M)	11 (14%); (9 F-8 M)	5 (6%); (3 F-9 M)
Urine	Trichrome blue	19 (24%); (6 F-13 M)	ND	ND
	Calcofluor	23 (29%); (11 F-12 M)	ND	ND

F: female; M: male.
ND: no data.