Table 4. Clinical, pathological and virological responses in chickens inoculated with LP VN/1203/K or LP VN/1203/E and monitored for 14 days piA.
Virus | Clinical | IHC: No Pos/TotalB , C | Histopathology: No with Lesions/TotalC | HI | ||||
Disease | Skin | Brain | Skin | Brain | Pancreas | Total | Antibodies | |
K | 0/6a | 0/6a | 0/6a | 1/6a | 0/6a | 0/6a | 1/6a | 5/6 |
E | 3/6a, D | 4/6a | 3/6a | 6/6b | 5/6b | 4/6a | 6/6b | 6/6 |
Birds were euthanized at 14 days pi unless otherwise noted.
IHC = Immunohistochemistry. Positive samples had sparse antigen in the different organs ( = score of 1).
Values within a column with a different superscript minor case letter are significantly different at p<0.05 (two-tailed Fisher's exact test).
Three of the six birds infected with LP VN/1203/E developed ataxia and torticollis and were euthanased, one at 8 days pi and two at 13 days pi.