Table 1.

Mean TaqMan⁷ real-time PCR Ct values for African swine fever virus obtained from alternative testing sample matrices.

Matrix	TaqMan mean Ct value						Mean Ct value
	Genotype I			Genotype II
	Pig 1, 5 dpi	Pig 2, 5 dpi	Pig 3, 4 dpi	Pig 4, 5 dpi	Pig 5, 5 dpi	Pig 6, 5 dpi
Swab
Oral	27.9	32.4	23.4	36.3	29.1	25.6	29.1
Nasal	27.9	29.4	23.9	33.1	32.5	30.3	29.5
Rectal	31.3	32.7	29.6	35.8	35.2	39.5	34.0
Bone marrow
Humerus	18.2	23.8	19.3	21.9	20.2	19.0	20.4
Rib	17.1	19.1	21.7	20.0	19.1	21.5	19.7
Ear biopsy
1	29.4	31.8	28.6	31.2	26.4	25.9	28.9
2	28.7	29.7	28.6	27.5	24.8	27.1	27.7
3	28.8	30.7	27.0	28.6	27.5	29.3	28.6
4	29.5	29.6	29.3	30.7	27.9	27.8	29.1
5	27.0	28.7	28.8	30.3	28.2	29.2	28.7
6	29.7	29.5	27.9	29.2	28.2	30.6	29.2

Ct = cycle threshold.