TABLE 3.
Viral loads in oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from pigeons infected with avian H7N9 or H7N7
| Virus, pigeon no., and swab typea |
Cq value (calculated log10 TCID50-eq) at: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0c dpi | 2 dpi | 4 dpi | 7 dpi | 10 dpi | 14 dpi | |
| A/Anhui/1/13 (H7N9) | ||||||
| P1 | ||||||
| OP | Noneb | None | 31.5 (2.3) | 34.2 (1.6) | None | Noned |
| C | None | None | None | None | None | Noned |
| P2 | ||||||
| OP | None | 29.3 (3.0) | 26.2 (3.8) | 33.3 (1.8) | None | Noned |
| C | None | None | None | None | None | Noned |
| P3 | ||||||
| OP | None | 34.7 (1.4)d | ||||
| C | None | Noned | ||||
| P4 | ||||||
| OP | None | None | 32.6 (2.0)d | |||
| C | None | None | Noned | |||
| A/turkey/Germany/AR534/13 (H7N7) | ||||||
| P5 | ||||||
| OP | None | 30.7 (2.0) | 31.6 (1.8) | 31.8 (1.7) | None | Noned |
| C | None | None | 34.7 (0.9) | None | None | Noned |
| P6 | ||||||
| OP | None | 30.0 (2.0) | 33.5 (1.3) | 32.8 (1.4) | None | Noned |
| C | None | None | None | None | None | Noned |
| P7 | ||||||
| OP | None | 33.9 (1.1)d | ||||
| C | None | Noned | ||||
| P8 | ||||||
| OP | None | 30.5 (2.1) | 30.5 (2.1)d | |||
| C | None | None | 33.1 (1.4)d | |||
a
OP, oropharyngeal, C, cloacal.
b
None, >35.
c
Combined pharyngeal and cloacal swabs (only at 0 dpi).
d
Euthanasia and dissection.