Table 2.
The presence and extent of gross and histopathological changes in different organs of PPRV infected Black Bengal goats.
| Organs | Sacrificed at | Died at | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 dpi | 7 dpi | 10 dpi | 14 dpi | 18 dpi | 13 dpi | 15 dpi | 18 dpi | |||||||||
| GP | HP | GP | HP | GP | HP | GP | HP | GP | HP | GP | HP | GP | HP | GP | HP | |
| Eyelids | – | + | – | + | – | + | + | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| Nostrils | – | – | – | – | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Trachea | – | – | + | + | + | + | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ |
| Lungs | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Lips | – | – | – | – | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Oral mucosa | + | + | + | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ |
| Tongue | + | + | + | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Epiglottis | – | + | – | + | – | + | + | + | + | + | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | ++ |
| Esophagus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rumen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Reticulum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Omasum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Abomasum | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | + |
| Duodenum | – | – | – | + | + | + | + | ++ | + | ++ | – | ++ | – | ++ | + | ++ |
| Jejunum | – | – | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | +++ | + | +++ | + | +++ |
| Ileum | – | – | + | + | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Cecum | – | – | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Colon | – | – | – | + | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | +++ | + | +++ | + | +++ |
| Rectum | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | ++ |
| Heart | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | + | – | + | ++ | + | ++ | + | ++ | + |
| Liver | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| Kidneys | + | + | + | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| UB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | + | – | + | + | + | + |
| Spleen | – | + | – | + | + | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| Tonsils | + | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| PSLN | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++ |
| BLN | + | ++ | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| MLN | – | – | + | + | + | + | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| Thyroid gland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Adrenal gland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pancreas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
dpi, days post infection; GP, gross pathology; HP, histopathology; UB, urinary bladder; PSLN, prescapular lymph nodes; BLN, bronchial lymph nodes; MLN, mesenteric lymph nodes; Lesion scoring, –, absent; +, mild; ++, moderate; +++, severe.