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Table 4 Interspecies transmission of H3N2 influenza viruses from turkeys to pigs; virus detection in pigs in contact with inoculated turkeys

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 14DPI

Virus isolation from swab samples

A/TK/IL/04 (H3N2)

0/5**

0/5

0/5

0/5

-

-

0/5

-

-

A/TK/OH/04 (H3N2)

1/5

5/5

5/5

5/5

5DPE

2 × 105

5/5

1:320

Positive

A/TK/NC/03 (H3N2)

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

-

-

0/5

-

-

A/SW/NC/03 (H3N2)

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

-

-

0/5

-

-

  1. * Days post exposure. Swabs were collected on daily bases and results are displayed in three days intervals.
  2. ** No. of pigs positive with RRT-PCR/total No. of contact pigs.
  3. *** Hemagglutinin inhibition