Table 4. Dromedary herd 2: Viral load and reciprocal antibody titers of the six animals with evidence of MERS-CoV infection.
| Animal ID number | Age (years) and sex | September 2014 | October 2014 | November 2015 | January 2015 | February-March 2015 | May 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RT-PCR | Antibody titers | RT-PCR | Antibody titers | RT-PCR positive (viral load genome copies per mL) | Antibody titers | RT-PCR | Antibody titers | RT-PCR | Antibody titers | RT-PCR | Antibody titers | ||
| F2-3 | 2, F | NA | NA | NA | 2560 | Pos (2.2 × 103) | 5120 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| F2-33 | 2, M | NA | NA | Neg | 40960 | Pos (0.7 × 103) | 40960 | Neg | 40960 | NA | NA | Neg | 20480 |
| F2-51 | 2, F | NA | NA | Neg | 320 | Pos (1.4 × 103) | 320 | Neg | 640 | NA | 320 | Neg | NA |
| F2-26 | 8, F | Neg | 320 | Neg | 1280 | Neg | 2560 | NA | ND | Neg | 1280 | ||
| F2-34 | 2, F | NA | NA | Neg | 320 | Neg | 320 | Neg | 1280 | NA | NA | Neg | 1280 |
| F2-5 | 1, F | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Neg | 160 | Neg | 640 |
Abbreviation: specimen not available, NA.