Table 2. Presence of influenza virus in ferret organs by virus isolation in ECEs for ferrets infected with wild bird avian influenza viruses H6N1 and H1N9.
| Virus | Days post inoculation | Lung | Rectal swab | Intestine | Olfactory bulb | Liver | Spleen |
| H6N1 | 3 | 2/2 | 2/7 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/2 |
| 5 | NDa | 1/5 | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 7 | 0/2 | 0/5 | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| H1N9 | 3 | 2/2 | 1/7 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 |
| 5 | ND | 1/5 | ND | ND | ND | ND | |
| 7 | 0/2 | 1/5 | ND | ND | ND | ND |
For each organ listed, the number of animals with a positive isolation of virus out of the number of animals tested is shown.
a
Not done for this sample.