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Table 5 Intraspecies transmission of A/TK/OH/313053/04 (H3N2) Influenza virus in chickens, ducks and turkeys

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

Virus TK/OH/04 (H3N2)

No. positive 1 to 3 DPI/DPE

No. positive 4 to 6 DPI/DPE

No. positive 7 to 9 DPI/DPE

No. positive 10 to 12 DPI/DPE

Peak day of virus detection

Estimated average virus titer on peak day/mL

No. of animals seroconverted/total exposed

HI average titer

Infected chickens

19/20

10/16*

NT

NT

2DPI

2 × 106

10/16

1:216

Contact chickens

0/10

0/10

0/10

NT

-

-

0/10

-

Infected ducks

0/15

0/15

0/15

NT

-

-

0/15

-

Contact ducks

0/15

0/15

0/15

NT

-

-

0/15

-

Infected turkeys

13/15

8/10*

NT

NT

3DPI

2 × 103.4

10/10

1:990

Contact turkeys

2/10

2/10

6/10

7/10 DPI

8DPE

2 × 103.5

2/10

1:120

  1. * Some of the inoculated turkeys and chickens were euthanized at 3DPI to collect tracheas for other studie