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Table 1 Summary of viral inoculations performed in this work

From: Bagaza virus is pathogenic and transmitted by direct contact in experimentally infected partridges, but is not infectious in house sparrows and adult mice

Species

Inoculum BAGV

Mortality rate

Mean viral load in blood 3dpi (Ct)

Ab titre range

Partridge

2 × 105

0.3 (3/10)

23.2

320 - 1280

House sparrow

2 × 105

0 (0/8)

>40

<10

Mouse

5 × 102

0 (0/2)

>40

<10

 

5 × 103

0 (0/2)

>40

<10

 

5 × 104

0 (0/2)

>40

<10

 

5 × 105

0 (0/2)

>40

10 - 20

  1. Inoculated doses per individual are indicated as pfu; the mean viral load in blood was measured by real-time RT-PCR at 3 days post-infection (dpi) and the antibody (Ab) titre was determined by virus-neutralization test (VNT) at the end of the experiment.
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Veterinary Research

ISSN: 1297-9716