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Table 2 Pathogenicity of the SW/3/06 virus in different mammalian species

From: The pathogenicity of swan derived H5N1 virus in birds and mammals and its gene analysis

Species (inoculation route)

Mortalitya

MDT (days)

Dose (EID50)b

Antibody titer on indicated day post-infectionc

14

21

28

BALB/c mice (i.n.)

5/5

2.4

104.0

ND

ND

ND

BALB/c mice (i.m.)

5/5

2.8

104.0

ND

ND

ND

Guinea pigs (i.n.)

0/5

>14.0

104.3

5.0 ± 1.0

5.3 ± 0.6

5.7 ± 0.6

Guinea pigs (i.m.)

0/5

>14.0

104.3

4.7 ± 1.1

4.7 ± 0.6

5.3 ± 0.6

Guinea pigs (i.n.)

0/3

>14.0

106.0

5.0 ± 0.0

5.7 ± 0.6

6.0 ± 0.0

Guinea pigs (contact)

0/3

>14.0

–

< 1.0

< 1.0

< 1.0

Large White pigs (i.n.)

0/5

>14.0

105.3

3.7 ± 0.6

4.0 ± 0.0

4.7 ± 0.6

Large White pigs (i.m.)

0/5

>14.0

105.3

3.0 ± 0.0

3.3 ± 0.6

4.0 ± 0.0

Scottish Fold cats (i.n.)

0/3

>14.0

104.6

7.0 ± 1.0

8.3 ± 1.1

8.7 ± 0.6

Scottish Fold cats (i.t.)

0/3

>14.0

104.6

7.0 ± 1.7

8.0 ± 0.0

8.3 ± 0.6

Beagle dogs (i.n.)

3/3

2.3

104.6

ND

ND

ND

Beagle dogs (i.t.)

3/3

4.7

104.6

ND

ND

ND

  1. aNumber of mammals that died/number of mammals inoculated.
  2. bDetermined by back titer determination of the inoculum; EID50, 50% egg infectious dose.
  3. cPresented as Log2 HI titer ± standard deviation. Antibody titers were determined by an HI assay of two-fold diluted serum.
  4. ND, not determined.