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Table 1 Overview of dose–response from bath challenge of SAV3 in Atlantic salmon post-smolt

From: Relationship between viral dose and outcome of infection in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., post-smolts bath-challenged with salmonid alphavirus subtype 3

Treatment

SAV3 exposure dose (TCID50 L−1 of seawater)

Prevalence of viraemic fish (%)

Prevalence of SAV3-positive heart (%)

Viral shedding rate in tank-seawater (TCID50 h−1 kg−1)

Low

7

4

0

1364

Medium

27

21

25

7113

High

139

81

63

24 129

  1. Prevalence of viraemic fish, prevalence of SAV3-positive heart and viral shedding rate in the tank-seawater at 10 dpe are shown for each infection dose.