Table 1 Viral titers in collected swab and tissue samples from experimental chickens. (A) Viral titers in oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs collected from vaccinated and mock-vaccinated chickens at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 days post challenge; (B) Viral titers in different tissues collected from vaccinated or mock-vaccinated chickens at different days post challenge
1 dpc | 3 dpc | 5 dpc | 7 dpc | 9 dpc | ||||||
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Oropharyngeal | Cloacal | Oropharyngeal | Cloacal | Oropharyngeal | Cloacal | Oropharyngeal | Cloacal | Oropharyngeal | Cloacal | |
(A) | ||||||||||
Live NDV-H5 | 1.7a (1/20)b | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 |
Inactivated NDV-H5 | 2.5 ± 0a (2/15)b | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 |
Mock-vaccinated | 2.43 ± 0.18a (9/15)b | <1.0 | 3.18 ± 0.31a (8/8)b | 1.7 ± 0a (2/8)b | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lung | Spleen | Bursa | ||||
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3 dpc | 5 dpc | 3 dpc | 5 dpc | 3 dpc | 5 dpc | |
(B) | ||||||
Live NDV-H5 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 |
Inactivated NDV-H5 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 | <1.0 |
Mock-vaccinated | 3.7 ± 0.35a (7/8)b | N/A | 2.86 ± 0.46a (5/8)b | N/A | 3.67 ± 0.36a (7/8)b | N/A |