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Table 4 Results of quantitative real-time PCR for the AKAV antigen in various tissues

From: Experimental infection of cows with newly isolated Akabane virus strain (AKAV-7) causing encephalomyelitis

Tissues

Unvaccinated IV group

Vaccinated IV group

Frontal lobe

9.8 ± 6.0

2.4 ± 2.4

Parietal lobe

6.3 ± 5.2

2.2 ± 2.2

Occipital lobe

3.2 ± 2.7

2.4 ± 2.4

Cerebellum

11.8 ± 9.2

2.9 ± 2.9

Mid brain

26.6 ± 23.4

4.2 ± 4.2

Pons

40.6 ± 26.0

4.5 ± 4.5

Medulla oblongata

4.2 ± 2.1

7.5 ± 7.5

Cervical spinal cord

15.5 ± 9.5

9.1 ± 9.1

Thoracic spinal cord

22.1 ± 15.2

7.1 ± 7.1

Lumbar spinal cord

33.8 ± 29.7

3.3 ± 3.3

Spleen

430.6 ± 358.2

2007.0 ± 1968.3

Lymph node

14.7 ± 7.9

1758.9 ± 1750.0

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SEM per group.