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Table 3 Interspecies transmission of H3N2 influenza viruses from turkeys to pigs; virus detection in inoculated turkeys

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

Virus

No. positives 1 to 3 DPI*

No. positives 4 to 6 DPI

No. positives 7 to 9 DPI

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 inoculated

HI*** average titer at 14DPI

Virus isolation from swab samples

A/TK/IL/04 (H3N2)

6/10**

7/10

NT

8/10

5DPI

2 × 102.9

9/10

1:300

Positive

A/TK/OH/04 (H3N2)

7/10

5/10

2/10

8/10

4DPI

2 × 103.3

4/6

1:420

Positive

A/TK/NC/03 (H3N2)

6/10

6/10

NT

6/10

4DPI

2 × 103.3

3/10

1:80

Positive

A/SW/NC/03 (H3N2)

4/10

1/10

0/10

3/10

3DPI

2 × 102.8

2/10

1:80

Positive

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