Table 2.
Antibody response of adult chickens inoculated with WEEV or STLV measured by EIA (A) or PRNT (B) against WEEV, BCRV, and STLV viruses
| Infecting virus |
Antigen or virus |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEEV | BCRV | STLV | ||
| A. EIA results (P/N ratio) | ||||
| Band | ||||
| 1889 | WEEV | 5.2 | 0.9 | nd |
| 1890 | WEEV | 7.7 | 1.7 | nd |
| 1298 | STLV | 1.0 | 7.1 | 2.9 |
| 1401 | STLV | 1.9 | 10.1 | 2.9 |
| 1403 | STLV | 1.0 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| B. PRNT results (reciprocal of end point titer) | ||||
| Band | ||||
| 1889 | WEEV | 20 | 20 | <20 |
| 1890 | WEEV | <20 | <20 | <20 |
| 1298 | STLV | <20 | 20 | 20 |
| 1401 | STLV | <20 | <20 | 20 |
| 1403 | STLV | <20 | <20 | <20 |
nd, not done.