TABLE 1.

Cumulative mortality of elvers (average weight, 10 g) challenged by patch contact at specific body sites with papers soaked in a cell suspension of strain CECT 4604

Patch contact site	Cumulative % mortality ± SD on days:
	0–5	5–10	10–20	20–35
Anus	0	0	0	54.7 ± 8.6
Anal fin	0	0	0	16 ± 2.1
Caudal fin	3.3 ± 3.3	40	40	57.3 ± 2.7
Dorsal fin	6.7 ± 4.2	32 ± 8	32 ± 8	46.7 ± 2.5
Eyes	0	8 ± 4.9	8 ± 4.9	10.7 ± 4.3
Gills	62.5 ± 16.5	100	100	100
Mouth	0	0	0	4 ± 2.1
Pectoral fins	0	8 ± 8	44 ± 2.7	61.3 ± 1.3