TABLE 1.

Courses of BHV-1- and BHV-5-infections in mice

Mouse straina	Outcome of infection withb:
	BHV-1	BHV-5
Wild typec	No diseased	No diseased
A129e	No diseased	No diseased
AG129f	No diseased	No diseased
AR129g	No diseaseh	Disease and death (dpi 16)i
AGR129k	Disease and death (dpi 16)l	Disease and death (dpi 11)l
GR129	Not done	No diseasem

^aAll mouse strains are derived from strain 129Sv/Ev.

^bMice were infected intraperitoneally with 10⁷ TCID₅₀ of the indicated virus.

^cWild-type mice with normal innate and adaptive defense systems.

^dNo disease signs for at least 43 dpi; antiviral antibodies detectable.

^eMice with genetically deleted alpha/beta interferon receptor.

^fMice with genetically deleted alpha/beta and gamma interferon receptors.

^gMice with genetically deleted alpha/beta interferon receptor combined with RAG-2 knockout.

^hNo disease signs until the end of the experiment at dpi 21.

ⁱSymptoms of central nervous disease as described in the text. The time of onset of disease is indicated in parentheses.

^kMice with genetically deleted alpha/beta and gamma interferon receptors combined with RAG-2 knockout.

^lDisease signs and death as described in the text.

^mNo disease signs for at least 43 dpi.