TABLE 6.
Transmission of A/Gs/HK/437-4/99 (H5N1) from geese to chickens and quail
| Animals | Method of transmission | No. of birds dead/total no. (days that birds died) | No. of birds shedding virus/total no. on day 5
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Days on which virus was shed
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trachea | Cloaca | Trachea | Cloaca | |||
| Geese | Direct inoculation | 4/7 (1–7) | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3–11 | 3–14 |
| Physical contact | 0/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 3–14 | 3–14 | |
| Chickens | Fecal contact | 2/4 (6–10) | 1/4 | 4/4 | 3–7 | 3–14 |
| Aerosol contact | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Quail | Fecal contact | 3/3 (7–9) | 3/3 | 2/3 | 3–9 | 3–9 |
| Aerosol contact | 2/4 (11–14) | 3/4 | 0/4 | 3–9 | 3–9 | |