Table 1.
Clinical signs, schedule of death/sacrificing and time of appearance of viraemia by RRT-PCR of unvaccinated turkeys infected with HPAI virus A/turkey/Italy/4580/1999 (H7N1)
| Turkey number | 1 day p.i. | 2 days p.i. | 3 days p.i. | 4 days p.i. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | Healthy/killed humanely | – | – | – |
| 382 | Healthy/killed humanely viraemic (<101) | – | – | – |
| 383 | Healthy | Sick viraemic (<101) | Dead | – |
| 384 | Healthy | Sick | Sick viraemic (104.3) | Dead |
| 385 | Healthy | Sick | Sick viraemic (103.8) | Dead |
| 386 | Healthy | Dead viraemic (104.5) | – | – |
| 387 | Healthy | Dead viraemic (105.8) | – | – |
| 388 | Healthy/killed humanely viraemic (101.25) | – | – | – |
| 389 | Healthy | Sick | Dead | – |
| 390 | Healthy | Sick viraemic (103.6) | Sick viraemic (101.8) | Dead |
| 391 | Healthy | Sick | Sick viraemic (104.6) | Dead |
| 392 | Healthy | Sick viraemic (102.4) | Dead | – |
| 393 | Healthy | Killed humanely viraemic (103.5) | – | – |
| 394 | Healthy | Sick viraemic (101.7) | Dead | – |
| 395 | Dead | – | – | – |
Data in parentheses are the viral titre expressed as EID50/0.1 ml.