Table 2.
Detection of ASFV genome in the blood of the experimental pigs following inoculation and challenge.
| Group | CT Value of Real-Time PCR | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days Post-Inoculation | Days Post-Challenge | ||||||||||
| No. | 0 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | |
| A1 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 36.50 | 36.60 | |
| ASFV-SY18-∆CD2v/UK | A2 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 36.90 | 37.10 |
| A3 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 36.70 | 36.80 | |
| A4 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 37.01 | 37.06 | |
| A5 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 36.92 | 36.78 | |
| B1 | N | N | N | 25.6 | 18.0 | / | |||||
| PBS | B2 | N | N | N | 26.7 | 23.4 | / | ||||
| B3 | N | N | N | 26.9 | 23.1 | 21.4 | / | ||||
| B4 | N | N | N | 26.7 | 23.4 | / | |||||
| B5 | N | N | N | 26.9 | 24.1 | 21.4 | / | ||||
(N) no CT value; (/) died or euthanized.