Table 1 Mean microscopic lesion scores of tissue samples in ASFV infected pigs at 1,3,5,7 and 9 dpi.

From: Chronological expression and distribution of African swine fever virus p30 and p72 proteins in experimentally infected pigs

dpi

1

3

5

7

9

Lung

0.75 ± 0.43a

1.17 ± 0.17a

1.67 ± 0.24b

1.58 ± 0.14b

1.67 ± 0.24b

Liver

0.63 ± 0.41a

1.25 ± 0.25a

1.88 ± 0.22b

2.38 ± 0.22c

2.88 ± 0.22d

Spleen

0.81 ± 0.11a

0.88 ± 0.22a

1.75 ± 0.35b

2.38 ± 0.28bc

2.82 ± 0.32c

Kidney

0.69 ± 0.11a

0.69 ± 0.19a

1.25 ± 0.31b

1.31 ± 0.11b

1.81 ± 0.27c

Lymph node

0.67 ± 0.33a

1.08 ± 0.14ab

1.33 ± 0.24b

1.67 ± 0.24b

2.67 ± 0.24c

Thymus

0.50 ± 0.29a

0.75 ± 0.14a

1.17 ± 0.17b

1.50 ± 0.17b

2.17 ± 0.17c

  1. *Variation is expressed as the standard deviation. Different letters a, b, c in the same line mean statistical significance.