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. 2008 Aug 13;3(8):e2923. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002923

Table 2. Clinical signs, virus replication and seroconversion in inoculated ferrets.

Virus	Inoculated ferrets
	Weight loss (%)^a	Sneezing (Day of onset)	Serum (HI titer)^b
RGWF10^c	1.8±0.57	0/3	1280, 1280, 1280
RGWF10	2.3^d	0/2	2560, 2560
Dk/HK/Y280/97	1.55±0.35	0/2	1280, 1280
RGQa88	2.8 ^d	0/2	1280, 1280
Ck/HK/SF3/99	1.55±0.05	0/2	1280, 1280
Ck/Jordan/554/03	1.9±2.1	0/2	640, 640
RGMemphis98	6.54±0.13	2/2 (3, 3)	5120, 2560
2WF10:6M98	5.1±0.85	2/2 (2, 2)	2560, 2560

^a

Average body weight loss±SD is shown.

^b

Homologous virus was used in the HI assays to detect anti-H9 antibodies.

^c

For the RGWF10 virus, two separate experiments were performed.

^d

Only one ferret lost body weight.