TABLE 1.
Condition | No. of animals with condition/total |
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SLAM-blind CDV |
Nectin-4-blind CDV |
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Infected animals | Contact animals | Infected animals | Contact animals | |
Viremia | 1/7 | 0/7 | 8/8 | 1/8 |
Immunosuppressiona | 0/7 | 0/7 | 8/8 | 1/8 |
Clinical signsb | 0/7 | 0/7 | 0/8 | 0/8 |
Transmission | NAc | 0/7 | NA | 1/8 |
Immunosuppression was defined as having a decreased leukocyte count (<1 × 103 PBMC/mm3) and inhibition of PBMC proliferation after PHA stimulation (<20% of day 0 proliferation).
Animals were monitored for fever, rash, and weight loss.
NA, not applicable.