Table 1.
Results of Assays for Arenavirus and Antibody to Catarina Virus in Samples from 17 Southern Plains Woodrats Inoculated with Catarina Virus, by Age at Inoculation
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Months post-inoculationa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Adult (male, wild-caught) | |||||
| Virus isolated fromb | |||||
| Blood | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | — | — |
| Throat swab | 0/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 | — | — |
| Urine | 3/4 | 1/4 | 0/4 | — | — |
| Kidney | — | — | 0/4 | — | — |
| Culture positive | 3/4 | 1/4 | 0/4 | — | — |
| Antibody positive | 4/4 | 4/4 | 4/4 | — | — |
| Antibody titersc | 2 (2–3) | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 10–11 weeks (captive-borne) | |||||
| Virus isolated fromb | |||||
| Blood | 2/6 | 0/6 | 0/6 | 0/6 | — |
| Throat swab | 3/6 | 1/6 | 0/6 | 0/6 | — |
| Urine | 5/6 | 4/6 | 2/6 | 2/6 | — |
| Kidney | — | — | — | 2/6 | — |
| Culture positive | 5/6 | 4/6 | 2/6 | 2/6 | — |
| Antibody positive | 5/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 | — |
| Antibody titersc | 2 (1–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 | 3 | — |
| 1 day (captive-borne) | |||||
| Virus isolated fromb | |||||
| Blood | 5/7 | 1/7 | 0/7 | 0/7 | 0/7 |
| Throat swab | 4/7 | 2/7 | 1/7 | 0/7 | 0/7 |
| Urine | 6/7 | 7/7 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 5/7 |
| Kidney | — | — | — | — | 6/7 |
| Culture positive | 7/7 | 7/7 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 6/7 |
| Antibody positive | 4/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 | 7/7 |
| Antibody titersc | 2 (0–3) | 3 (2–3) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
a
1 month, 30 days; 2 months, 58–60 days; 3 months, 91–95 days; 4 months, 118–124 days; 5 months, 150 or 152 days.
b
Number positive/number tested.
c
Median (range): 0, <320; 1, 320; 2, 1280; 3, ≥5120.