Table 1. Distribution of different cells in the blood of infected mice at 5 DPI.
Cells | Units | Non-infected mice | mice+RVFV | mice+RVFV/SGE |
White blood cells | 103/mm3 | 3.6±0.2 abc | 2.4±0.1 abc | 2±0.3 abc |
Red blood cells | 106/mm3 | 6.7±0.4 | 6.8±0.3 | 7.4±1 |
hemoglobin | g/dl | 10.8±0.6c | 10.7±0.5 | 11.9±1c |
hematocrit | % | 36.5±1.5c | 36,9±1.6 | 41.2±3.6c |
platelets | 103/mm3 | 1099.3±186 2±0.3 abc | 704±94 2±0.3 abc | 517.2±162 2±0.3 abc |
lymphocytes | % | 87.4±0.8ac | 64.4±3.8a | 62.3±20.4c |
monocytes | % | 3.4±0.2ac | 9.4±1.7a | 7.8±2.1c |
granulocytes | % | 9.2±0.9ac | 26.2±2.4a | 29.8±18.7c |
The statistical significance of different comparisons (p<0.05) are represented by letters: a) uninfected mice vs. ZH-infected mice; b) RVFV-infected mice vs. RVFV+SGE infected mice; and c) healthy mice vs. RVFV+SGE infected mice. Ten mice were tested in each group.