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Table 2 Interspecies transmission of H3N2 and H1N1 influenza viruses from pigs to turkeys; virus detection in turkeys in contact with inoculated pigs

From: Interspecies and intraspecies transmission of triple reassortant H3N2 influenza A viruses

Virus

No. positives 1 to 3 DPE*

No. positives 4 to 6 DPE

No. positives 7 to 9 DPE

No. positives for 2 or more days

Peak day of virus detection

Estimated average virus titer on peak day/ml

No. of animals seroconverted/total exposed

HI*** average titer at 14 DPE

Virus isolation from swab samples

A/TK/IL/04 (H3N2)

3/8**

0/8

0/8

0/8

2DPE

2 × 103

0/8

-

Negative

A/TK/OH/04 (H3N2)

0/8

4/8

2/8

3/8

6DPE

2 × 103.12

3/8

1:80

Positive

A/TK/NC/03 (H3N2)

0/8

2/8

1/8

1/8

5DPE

2 × 103.8

0/8

-

Positive

A/SW/NC/03 (H3N2)

4/8

0/8

0/8

0/8

2DPE

2 × 103

0/8

-

Negative

A/TK/OH/88 (H1N1)

0/8

0/8

0/8

-

-

-

-

-

NT

A/SW/OH/06 (H1N1)

0/8

0/8

0/8

-

-

-

-

-

NT

  1. * Days post exposure. Swabs were collected on daily bases and results are displayed in three days intervals.
  2. ** No. of turkeys positive with RRT-PCR/total No. of contact turkeys.
  3. *** Hemagglutinin inhibition.
  4. NT Not Tested