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Table 4 Mortality of BALB/c Mice Inoculated Intranasally with Wild Type or CDV Resistant Vaccinia Viruses

From: Isolation and characterization of cidofovir resistant vaccinia viruses

 

Mortality

  

Virusa

Number

Percent

MDDb

LD90

VV-WR c

    

1.6 × 104

15/15

100

8.5

4.4 × 103

1.6 × 103

2/15

13

8.5

--

1.6 × 102

0/15

0

--

--

16

0/15

0

--

--

1.6

0/15

0

--

--

CDV R 15A c

    

Stock, 6 × 104

0/15

0

--

--

6 × 103

0/15

0

--

--

6 × 102

0/15

0

--

--

60

0/15

0

--

--

6

0/15

0

--

--

CDV R 16A c

    

Stock, 8 × 105

3/15

20

8.0

>8 × 105

8 × 103

0/15

0

--

--

8 × 102

0/15

0

--

--

80

0/15

0

--

--

8

0/15

0

--

--

  1. a. Virus was delivered i.n. in 0.04 (0.02 ml/nostril) ml doses.
  2. b. MDD = Mean Day of Death.
  3. c. Inoculum, PFU/mouse.