Table 2.
Viral load in serum, other body fluids, and organs.
| S. no | Organ | Viral RNA copy number | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BM10 (high, sacrifice: PID3) | BM3 (low, sacrifice: PID6) | BM14 (high, sacrifice: PID7) (dehydrated and lethargic) | BM8 (low, sacrifice: PID 11) (Moribund) | BM12 (high, sacrifice: PID12) | BM1 (low, sacrifice: PID14) (Moribund) | BM4 (high, sacrifice: PID 20) | BM5 (low, sacrifice: PID 40) | BM6 (high, sacrifice: PID 53) | BM13 (high, sacrifice: PID 81) | ||
| 1 | CSF | Negative | Negative | 1 × 104 | 6 × 104 | Negative | 3 × 104 | Not collected | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 2 | Cerebellum | Negative | Negative | Negative | 1 × 109 | Negative | 2.5 × 105 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 3 | Cerebrum | Negative | Negative | Negative | 3 × 107 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 4 | Olfactory bulb | Negative | Negative | Negative | 1 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 5 | Hippocampus | Negative | Negative | Negative | 4 × 106 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 6 | Medulla oblongata | Negative | Negative | Negative | Not collected | Negative | 6 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 8 | Pancreas | Negative | 1 × 104 | 3 × 107 | 8 × 106 | Negative | 6 × 108 | 2.5 × 105 | 1.2 × 105 | 6 × 104 | Negative |
| 9 | Liver | 3 × 104 | 2.5 × 105 | 8 × 106 | 4 × 106 | Negative | 3 × 104 | 2.5 × 105 | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 10 | Spleen | 6 × 104 | 2.5 × 104 | 3 × 107 | 4 × 1010 | 3 × 107 | 1 × 109 | 3 × 107 | 2.5 × 105 | 2.5 × 105 | Negative |
| 11 | Kidney | Negative | 2.5 × 104 | 3 × 104 | 3 × 107 | Negative | 1.2 × 105 | 6 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 12 | Heart | Negative | 2.5 × 104 | 3 × 104 | 3 × 107 | Negative | 1.5 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 13 | Lungs | Negative | 2 × 104 | 1.2 × 105 | 3 × 108 | Negative | 1 × 106 | 1.2 × 105 | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 14 | Gall bladder | Negative | 2 × 104 | 2 × 106 | 6 × 104 | Negative | 6 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 15 | Bile | Negative | Negative | Negative | 1 × 106 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 16 | Stomach | 5 × 105 | 1 × 106 | 5 × 109 | 1 × 109 | 7 × 107 | 3 × 107 | 6 × 104 | 2.5 × 104 | 1 × 104 | Negative |
| 17 | Small intestine | 2.5 × 105 | 4 × 106 | 3 × 107 | 1 × 109 | 2.5 × 105 | 6 × 104 | 2 × 109 | 3 × 104 | 1 × 104 | Negative |
| 18 | Large intestine | 5 × 105 | 5 × 108 | 6 × 108 | 6 × 108 | 1 × 107 | 3 × 108 | 5 × 105 | 2.5 × 104 | 6 × 104 | Negative |
| 19 | Mesentric lymph node | 5 × 105 | 5 × 109 | 4 × 1010 | 8 × 106 | 1 × 108 | 5 × 109 | Not collected | 1 × 107 | 3 × 107 | 4 × 106 |
| 20 | Ovary | 3 × 104 | 1.2 × 105 | 3 × 104 | 8 × 106 | Negative | 2.5 × 105 | 6 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 21 | Back skin | 6 × 104 | 1.5 × 104 | 1 × 106 | 250,000 | Negative | 1.2 × 105 | 6 × 108 | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 22 | Urinary bladder | Negative | 2.5 × 104 | 2 × 106 | 2 × 106 | Negative | 6 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 23 | Urine | Negative | Not collected | 8 × 106 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 24 | Serum | 106 | 5 × 105 | 6 × 104 | 8 × 106 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 25 | Throat swab | Negative | 1.5 × 104 | 3 × 104 | 1.5 × 104 | Negative | 1 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 26 | Conjunctival swab | Negative | Negative | 1.5 × 104 | 1 × 107 | Negative | 1 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| 27 | Rectal swab/stool | Negative | 1 × 106 | 4 × 106 | 1 × 108 | 3 × 104 | 1 × 106 | 1.5 × 104 | Negative | Negative | Negative |