Table 4.

A/Chicken/Pakistan/NARC-68/02 (H7N3) virus replication in ferrets varied based on the inoculation route

	Virus shedding titers			Disease signs
Route of inoculation	Nasal	Ocular	Rectal	Fevera	Weight lossb	Ocular signsc
Intraocular	>105	104.75	102.25	+	0	+
Intranasal	>105	nd	nd	+	10	–

^aFever was noted when body temperature increased at least 2 °C above normal.

^bWeight loss is noted as percent decrease in body weight.

^cOcular signs of disease included puffy eyes with reddening of conjunctiva on Days 3 to 5 PI

Abbreviation: nd, no detectable virus