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. 2019 Oct 15;11(10):949. doi: 10.3390/v11100949

Table 2.

Sow reproductive disorders after experimental JEV infection and clinical signs and lesions after experimental JEV infection of piglets.

Method Clinical Signs Macroscopic Lesions Microscopic Lesions Reference
5 pregnant sows, IV inoculation, Fuji strain, bled daily until farrow No / / [51] 1st experiment
6 pregnant sows, IV inoculation, Kanagawa strain, bled daily until farrow Mummified and hydrocephalic fetuses in 2/6 litters / / [51] 2nd experiment
14 piglets, IV inoculation, clinical signs monitoring and histopathology after euthanasia Fever until 4 dpi, depression and hind limbs tremor No Non-suppurative encephalitis with perivascular cuffing of mononuclear cells and multifocal gliosis in grey and white matter cerebrum [62]
10 piglets, intranasal inoculation, clinical signs monitoring and histopathology after euthanasia Fever until 4 dpi, depression and slight hind limbs tremor on 4 piglets until 10 dpi maximum No Non-suppurative encephalitis with perivascular cuffing of lymphocytes, multifocal gliosis, neuronal degeneration, and necrosis [63]
12 piglets, IV and ID inoculation, clinical signs monitoring, histopathology after euthanasia and RT-PCR on tissues Fever until 5 dpi, reduce appetite, less manure, and reluctance to move until 6 to 9 dpi No Signs of viral meningoencephalomyelitis [22]
10 piglets, IV inoculation, clinical signs monitoring, histopathology after euthanasia and RT-PCR on tissues Fever until 5 dpi, mild depression and lethargy until 5 dpi, mild ataxia between 10 and 13 dpi, 2 pigs with hind limb ataxia between 19 and 27 dpi No No [54]

IV—intravenous; ID—intradermal; dpi—day post-infection; RT-PCR—reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; /—not investigated.