TABLE 1.

Isolation and detection of CvHV2 in swab samples from experimentally infected seronegative reindeer

Group	Animala	Clinical signs of infectionb	Day(s) p.i. on which virus was isolated from indicated sample type		Day(s) p.i. on which viral DNA was detected by PCR in indicated sample typeb
			Nasal swab	Vaginal swab	Nasal swab	Vaginal swab	Lesions
Respiratory	R1 (C)	NO			10	7	NO
	R2	Serous nasal discharges, erosion in nasal mucosa	4-7		4-24	4-10, 24	NO
	R3	Serous nasal discharges and erythema in the nasal mucosa	4-10		4-20	7-16	10
Genital	G1 (C)	NO			7		NO
	G2	Hyperthermia		7	4-10	4-7	NO
	G3	Hyperthermia, serous vaginal discharges, vulval erosion		4-7	4	4-7	4

^a(C), control animal.

^bNO, not observed.