Figure 2. Mean oral shedding of avian influenza virus RNA of striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) experimentally infected with a low-pathogenic avian influenza virus.

Shedding was assessed from oral swabs by RRT-PCR. Results are presented as log₁₀ PCR EID₅₀ equivalents/mL. Vertical bars represent the maximum and minimum quantities detected on a given day.