Table 1.

Comparison of LAMP and real-time PCR for detection of orf from intracutaneous and cohabitation infections

The route of infection	Samples	Days after infection	Assay
			LAMP	real-time PCR
Intracutaneous	Goat 1	10	+	+
		11	+	+
		12	+	+
		13	+	+
		14	+	+
		15	+	+
		16	+	+
		17	+	+
		18	+	+
		20	+	+
		22	+	+
		25	-	-
		28	+	+
	Goat 2	12	+	+
		13	+	+
		14	+	+
		15	+	+
		16	+	+
		17	+	+
		18	+	+
		19	+	+
		20	+	+
		23	+	+
		25	+	+
		27	+	+
		30	-	+
Cohabitation	Goat 3	18	+	+
		21	+	+
		22	+	+
		23	+	+
		24	+	+
		25	+	+
		26	+	+
		27	-	-
		29	+	+
	Goat 4	17	+	+
		19	+	+
		20	+	+
		21	+	+
		22	+	+
		23	+	+
		24	+	+
		25	+	+
		27	+	+
		29	-	-
		32	-	-

+, Positive. -, Negative.