Table 1.
PCR testing results of blood samples from animals fed virus-inoculated feed, showing Ct values—the Saratov/2017 strain group.
| № Animal | Day Post-Ingestion | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 * | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | |
| №1 | N | 33.76 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| №2 | N | N | 33.56 | 27.71 | 32.55 | 30.41 | 32.55 | 33.35 | 33.35 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| №3 | N | N | N | N | N | 33.51 | 34.99 | N | N | N | + | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| №4 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | 35.17 | N | N | 35.70 |
| №5 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| №6 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
* All samples before day 15 were negative for viremia when tested using real time PCR. N—negative by PCR. All Cts below 38 were considered positive. +: positive.