Table 3.
Summary of data from saliva and tears
|
Characteristics |
HSV-1 Strain McKrae |
|
|---|---|---|
| Saliva/ mouth | Tears/eyes (OD & OS) | |
|
Rabbits (+/total) |
9/9 (100%) |
9/9 (100%) |
|
Swabs (+/total) |
9/9 (100%) |
18/18 (100%) |
|
Total positive swabs/total swabs |
86/198 |
111/396 |
|
Total positive swab (%) |
(43.43%) |
(28.03%) |
|
Mean ± SEM copynumbers |
3773 ± 2019 |
2287 ± 868 |
|
Lowest copy number |
28 |
20 |
|
Highest copy number |
337,894 |
205,000 |
|
Median copy number |
439 |
553 |
|
Total number of episodes |
49 |
75 |
|
Range of positives |
6-15 |
1-9 |
|
Average positives/days (Total positives/days of swabs) |
86/22 = 3.9 |
111/44 = 2.5 |
| Average duration of shedding(Total positive/rabbit saliva orrabbit eyes) | 86/9 = 9.6 days | 111/18 = 6.2 days |