Table 3.
Replication of the two H5N6 AIVs in the tissues of dead contact ducks.
| Strains | Dead time | Virus replication in organs (log10EID50/g)a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lung | Spleen | Kidney | Brain | Trachea | Pancreas | ||
| DK87-contacted duck | 12 DPI | 2.25 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.5 |
| CK66-contacted duck | 10 DPI | 1.75 | 2.25 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 3 | 2.5 |
Viral loads were expressed as means ± SD in log10EID50/g of tissue.
a
For statistical analysis, a value of 0.5 was assigned if the virus was not detected from the undiluted sample in three embryonated chicken eggs.