Table 2. Salient histologic findings in TMAdV-infected marmoset and titi monkeys with rapidly fatal pneumonia.
Monkey | Tissue | Pathology | Intranuclear InclusionBodies | Finding for indicated animal | |
29012 | 29019 | ||||
Marmoset | Ilver | Atypical nodular hyperplasia | absent | − | ++ |
lung | bronchitis | absent | − | + | |
intestine | enteritis/colitis | absent | + | + | |
titi monkey with pneumonia | |||||
titi* | liver | hepatitis, necrosis | present | +++ | |
lung | pneumonia, hemorrhage | present | +++ | ||
trachea | inflammation, destructionof normal architecture | present | +++ |
+, mild; ++, moderate; +++, severe; −, absent.
some titi monkeys developed only subclinical infection or mild acute respiratory illness from TMAdV, for which tissue is unavailable [6].