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. 2015 Feb 4;89(8):4335–4344. doi: 10.1128/JVI.03029-14

TABLE 4.

Summary of the occurrence of monkeypox-related lesions and positive immunohistochemistry results in cynomolgus macaques following challenge with monkeypox virusa

Organ No. of samples with positive H&E or IHC results/total no. of samples
Day 2
Day 4
Day 6
Day 8
Day 10
Day 12
H&E IHC H&E IHC H&E IHC H&E IHC H&E IHC H&E IHC
Trachea/larynx 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 1/3 1/3 1/5 1/5 0/3 0/3 1/4 1/4
Lung RU 0/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 5/5 5/5 3/3 3/3 4/4 2/4
Lung RM 0/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 5/5 5/5 3/3 3/3 4/4 2/4
Lung RL 1/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 5/5 5/5 3/3 3/3 4/4 2/4
Lung LU 1/3 3/3 2/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 5/5 5/5 3/3 3/3 4/4 3/4
Lung LL 2/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 5/5 5/5 3/3 3/3 4/4 3/4
Hilar LN 0/2 0/2 1/3 2/3 3/3 3/3 4/5 4/5 1/3 2/3 2/3 1/4
Spleen 0/3 0/3 0/3 1/3 3/3 3/3 3/5 4/5 2/3 1/3 2/4 0/4
Tongue 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 2/5 2/5 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3
Tonsil 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 3/3 2/2 2/2 0/2 0/2
Mandibular LN 0/3 0/3 0/2 1/2 2/2 2/2 2/5 3/5 1/3 1/3 0/3 0/3
Stomach 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/5 1/5 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3
Ileum 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3
Colon 0/3 0/3 0/3 1/3 0/3 1/3 1/5 2/5 1/3 1/3 0/3 0/3
Mesenteric LN 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 1/5 1/5 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3
Skin 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 1/5 1/4 0/3 0/2 1/4 1/3
Inguinal LN 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/5 3/5 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/1
Axillary LN 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/3 1/3 0/3 0/2 0/3 0/3 0/3 0/2
a

Lung RU, right upper lobe; lung RM, right middle lobe; lung RL, right lower lobe; lung LU, left upper lobe; lung LL, left lower lobe; LN, lymph node; H&E, hematoxylin and eosin; IHC, immunohistochemistry (to identify monkeypox virus antigens).