Table 2.
Excretation of SARS-CoV by experimentally inoculated rhesus monkey (RT-PCR)
Time after challenge (days) | Monkey #17 |
Monkey #18 |
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Nasopharyngeal swab | Faeces | Blood | Nasopharyngeal swab | Faeces | Blood | |
0 | − | − | − | − | − | − |
3 | − | − | + | − | − | + |
5 | − | − | + | − | − | + |
7 | + | − | NDa | + | + | NDa |
9 | + | + | NDa | NDa | + | NDa |
The presence of SARS-CoV RNA in samples by PCR is indicated with “+”, absence with “−”.
ND: not done.