Table 2 Serum antibody response against AMPV-C following vaccination and AMPV-C virus shedding in trachea following challenge.

From: Engineered Newcastle disease virus expressing the F and G proteins of AMPV-C confers protection against challenges in turkeys

Group

Treatment

Positive Ab sera by ELISA (# of birds)

Viral RNA shedding (# of birds)

14 DPVa

28 DPV

3 DPCb

5 DPC

7 DPC

1

LaSota

0/10d

N.D.c

10/10e

10/10

10/10

3

rLS/AMPV-C G

4/10

N.D.

10/10

10/10

8/10

5

rLS/AMPV-C F&G

7/10

N.D.

10/10

10/10

6/10

2

LaSota

0/10

0/10

10/10

10/10

10/10

4

rLS/AMPV-C G

4/10

5/10

10/10

9/10

7/10

6

rLS/AMPV-C F&G

6/10

10/10

10/10

8/10

2/10

  1. aDPV: days post-vaccination.
  2. bDPC: days post-challenge.
  3. cN.D.: not determined.
  4. dNumber of birds shedding viral RNA/total number of birds tested.
  5. eNumber of birds with positive ab/total number of birds tested.
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