TABLE 1.
Extent of vascular necrosis and log2 verocytotoxin titers in the RBC fractions of selected clinical and subclinical pigs
| Pig no. | Group | Extent of vascular necrosis (%)a | Log2 verocytotoxin titerb on the following days p.i.:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | 4-5 | 6-7 | 8-9 | 10-11 | |||
| 1227 | Clinical | ND | 7 | 6* | |||
| 1220 | Subclinical | 64 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1126 | Clinical | ND | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9* | |
| 1230 | Subclinical | 63 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 1132 | Clinical | ND | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9* | |
| 1229 | Subclinical | 53 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
a
Percent necrotic arteriolar profiles per tissue section. ND, not determined for clinical pigs.
b
Stx2e titers above the nonspecific range are boldfaced. An asterisk indicates that the pig died or was euthanized.