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Table 5 Viral loads assay in nasal wash from recipient ferrets that viral RNA could be detectable using either RT-qPCR or TCID 50 assay

From: Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (H5N1) can be transmitted in ferrets by transfusion

Group

Animal code

Day post- transfusion

Viral RNA (fg/ml) (mean ± SD)

lg (TCID50/ml)

Survival (days post-transfusion)

Low dose

70

2

1.20 × 104 ± 5.98 × 103

<0.5

6

  

6

1.36 × 107 ± 4.60 × 105

3.6

 
 

74

2

6.58 × 106 ± 2.54 × 104

0.5

>12

 

75

13

1.63 × 104 ± 3.92 × 103

<0.5

>12

 

69

14

2.01 × 104 ± 2.24 × 103

<0.5

>12

High dose

78

2

9.09 × 104 ± 6.82 × 103

1

4

 

82

2

2.11 × 106 ± 4.13 × 105

1.5

4

 

84

2

7.73 × 104 ± 1.29 × 103

<0.5

5

  

4

6.53 × 106 ± 5.43 × 105

3.84

 
 

85

2

2.75 × 108 ± 1.14 × 107

4.84

7

  

3

2.51 × 107 ± 8.52 × 106

0.5

 
 

86

2

2.72 × 104 ± 2.45 × 103

1.5

11

 

87

2

1.32 × 104 ± 5.97 × 103

1.5

>12

 

83

4

4.52 × 104 ± 2.57 × 103

<0.5

>12

 

80

14

1.71 × 104 ± 9.98 × 103

<0.5

>12