Table 3. Exposure of pigs to WS/Mong/05 H5N1 virus through consumption of meat from infected chickens.
| Virus titers in nasal swabs on day 3 (log10 EID50/ml) a | Organ titers on day 5 (log10 EID50/ml) b | Serum antibody titer (VN test) to WS/Mong/05 virus | ||
| Nasal turbinate | Tonsils | Pre-exposure | Post-exposure | |
| 2.63±0.49 | 2.63±0.18 | 2.88±0.18 | <20 | 80 |
a
Virus was detected in nasal swabs from 2 of 4 pigs on day 3 only.
b
Virus was detected only in nasal turbinate and tonsils of 2 pigs killed on day 5 after consumption of infected chicken meat.