Table 2.
Challenge virus excretion from oropharyngeal swab samples
| Day post‐challenge | 28 VLP | 29 VLP | 210 VLP | Mock vaccinated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of positive/total | Avg Ct (logEID50/ml*) | No. of positive/total | Avg Ct (logEID50/ml) | No. of positive/total | Avg Ct (logEID50/ml) | No. of positive/total | Avg Ct (logEID50/ml) | |
| 2 | 3/8 | 32·8 (0·88) | 1/8 | 32·2 (1·11) | 1/7 | 34·7 (0·09) | 8/8 | 24·8 (4·05) |
| 3 | 8/8 | 33·6 (0·57) | 8/8 | 33·8 (0·47) | 6/7 | 33·8 (0·47) | 3/3 | 23·8 (4·45) |
| 5 | 3/8 | 34·4 (0·25) | 3/8 | 34·0 (0·42) | 3/7 | 34·2 (0·30) | – | N/A |
| 7 | 1/8 | 34·4 (0·24) | 0/8 | – | 0/7 | – | – | N/A |
N/A, not applicable.
*log EID50 equivalents were determined with the use of real‐time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rRT‐PCR). Numbers in parentheses are averages of viral titers shed from chickens in each group.