Table 1.
Serotype-specific RT-qPCR assays on blood samples at 14 dpi.
| Sheep | Inoculum | BTV-2 | BTV-8 | PanBTV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No virus |
- |
- |
- |
| 2 |
|
- |
- |
- |
| 3 |
|
- |
- |
- |
| 4 |
* |
23.01 |
- |
19.15 |
| 5 |
BTV-2 wt |
28.86 |
- |
25.37 |
| 6 |
|
23.94 |
- |
18.95 |
| 7 |
|
23.48 |
- |
19.15 |
| 8 |
|
24.52 |
- |
22.48 |
| 9 |
|
26.59 |
- |
24.65 |
| 10 |
|
24.01 |
- |
19.14 |
| 11 |
BTV-8 wt |
- |
- |
- |
| 12 |
|
- |
32.92 |
28.08 |
| 13 |
|
- |
29.5 |
26.09 |
| 14 |
|
- |
25.8 |
21.9 |
| 15 |
|
- |
30.36 |
25.24 |
| 16 |
|
- |
26.31 |
23.33 |
| 17 |
BTV-8 rg |
- |
- |
- |
| 18 |
|
- |
33.66 |
29.82 |
| 19 |
|
- |
32.14 |
27.92 |
| 20 |
|
- |
37.87 |
29.3 |
| 21 |
|
- |
29.89 |
24.93 |
| 22 |
|
- |
32.88 |
28.64 |
| 23 |
BTV-2 rg |
27.84 |
- |
23.96 |
| 24 |
|
31.82 |
- |
30.06 |
| 25 |
|
28.41 |
- |
26.91 |
| 26 |
|
30.53 |
- |
27.87 |
| 27 |
|
27.45 |
- |
24.63 |
| 28 | 28.3 | - | 26.55 |
* as indicated in text, this control ewe became infected with BTV-2.