Table 1. Incubation period of disease in hamsters inoculated with either the HY or DY TME agent.
Incubation period | ||
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Route | HY TME | DY TME |
Intracerebral | 60±4 (5/5) | 169±3 (10/10)a |
Intranerve | 68±3 (5/5) | 236±3 (5/5) |
Per os | 158, 172 (2/5) | >600 (0/6) |
Intraperitoneal | 90±7 (5/5) | >600 (0/6) |
Extranasal | 194±43 (5/5) | > 650 (0/6) |
Intramuscular | 115±17 (5/5) | >550 (0/5) |
Intravenous | n.d. | >500 (0/4) |
a days ± standard error of the mean to onset of clinical signs (number affected / number inoculated).