Table 1 Pathogenicity of aMPV/C wild bird isolates in SPF turkeys (experiment 1)
From: The pathogenicity of avian metapneumovirus subtype C wild bird isolates in domestic turkeys
Inoculum | aMPV/C RT-PCR | Clinical signs | Microscopic lesions | IHC staining | aMPV/C- ELISA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DPI a | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 17 |
Untreated | 0/11b | 0/11 | 0/9 | 0/7 | 0/11 | 0/9 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/7 | 0/7 |
aMPV/C-AC-P3 | 10/13 | 6/13 | 1/10 | 0/7 | 11/13 | 10/10 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 7/7 | 7/7 |
aMPV/C-CG-P3 | 6/12 | 2/12 | 0/8 | 1/4 | 9/12 | 5/8 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 4/4 |