Partial direct contact transmission in ferrets of a mallard H7N3 influenza virus with typical avian-like receptor specificity

Table 5 Clinical signs and seroconversion in ferrets infected with RGMal/01.

Animals	Virus detected in nasal wash^a	Max body temperature rise (°C)	Max body weight loss (%)	Lethargy (Day of onset)	Sneezing (Day of onset)	Serum (HI titer)^b
Inoculated	3/3	1.1,1.1,1.6	3.9, 3.8, 2.8	0/3	0/3	80, 80,160
Direct Contact	2/3	0.9, 0, 1.7	0, 1.0, 9.3	0/3	0/3	<10, 80,160

^a Virus in nasal washes was analyzed using Flu DETECT ™ Antigen Capture test Strip (Synbiotics Corp.) and titrated by TCID₅₀ assay in MDCK cells
^bBlood was collected at 14 dpi, RGMal/01 was used in the HI assay to detect anti-H7 antibodies.

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