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. 2003 Jan 22;50(1):14–19. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00605.x

Table 2.

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) isolation from tissues

Group Days after inoculation with PRRSV No. of pigs No. of positive pigs
Medulla oblongata Tonsil Lung Lymph node Heart Liver Spleen Kidney Small intestine
Pulmonary Mesentric
PRRSV–PRV 14 3 0 2 (2.0a ) 2 (4.6) 1 (2.5) 0 1 (1.0) 0 1 (0.8) 1 (0.5) 0
21 3 0 3 (3.7) A 3 (3.3) A 3 (1.7) 1 (1.3) 0 0 1 (0.8) 1 (0.8) 1 (0.8)
PRRSV 14 2 0 2 (2.9) 2 (4.0) 2 (0.5) 1 (0.8) 0 0 1 (0.8) 0 0
21 2 0 2 (2.6) B 2 (1.9) B 2 (0.5) 1 (0.5) 0 0 1 (1.0) 0 0
PRV 14, 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Control 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

alog TCID50/0.05 ml. Virus titre or geometric mean virus titre of positive tissue samples. Different letters within a column denote a significant difference (P < 0.05).