Fig 2. NiV-M disseminates outside of the CNS.

Brain (a, b) and lungs (c, d) were collected at the time of euthanasia from hamsters inoculated intracranially with different doses of NiV-M and analyzed for the presence of viral RNA by qRT-PCR and for the presence of infectious virus. Open symbols represent animals that survived until the end of the experiment; closed symbols represent animals that reached euthanasia criteria. Bars represent geometric mean and error bars indicate standard error of the mean. Dotted lines represent lower limit of detection.