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

From: Newcastle disease virus-based H5 influenza vaccine protects chickens from lethal challenge with a highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza virus

 

1 dpc

3 dpc

5 dpc

7 dpc

9 dpc

 

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

 

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

  1. N/A none applicable. Chickens were dead before the samples collection days
  2. a Log10 TCID50/mL
  3. b Positive bird numbers out of total numbers