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Table 3 Virus isolations from swab samples of Gaoyou ducks of different ages inoculated either intramuscularly or intranasally and intraocularly

From: Experimental infection of duck origin virulent Newcastle disease virus strain in ducks

Age (days)

Inoculation route1

Swab sample

Days PI

1

2

3

5

7

9 ~ 15

15

IM

Oropharyngeal

+2 (7/10)3

+ (10/10)

+ (10/10)

+ (1/8)

+ (1/5)

-4 (0/4)

Cloacal

– (0/10)

+ (2/10)

+ (8/10)

+ (3/8)

+ (2/5)

– (0/4)

IN & IO

Oropharyngeal

+ (9/10)

+ (7/10)

+ (7/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

Cloacal

+ (2/10)

+ (3/10)

+ (2/10)

+ (1/10)

+ (2/10)

– (0/10)

30

IM

Oropharyngeal

– (0/10)

+ (4/10)

– (3/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/7)

– (0/6)

Cloacal

+ (1/10)

+ (1/10)

+ (2/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/7)

– (0/6)

IN & IO

Oropharyngeal

+ (6/10)

+ (7/10)

+ (5/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

Cloacal

+ (1/10)

+ (1/10)

+ (1/10)

+ (2/10)

+ (1/10)

– (0/10)

45

IM

Oropharyngeal

– (0/10)

+ (2/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/9)

– (0/9)

Cloacal

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/9)

– (0/9)

IN & IO

Oropharyngeal

+ (8/10)

+ (4/10)

+ (4/10)

+ (1/10)

+ (1/10)

– (0/10)

Cloacal

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

+ (2/10)

– (0/10)

+ (1/10)

– (0/10)

60

IM

Oropharyngeal

– (0/10)

+ (2/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/9)

– (0/9)

Cloacal

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/9)

– (0/9)

IN & IO

Oropharyngeal

+ (5/10)

+ (6/10)

+ (2/10)

+ (1/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

Cloacal

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

+ (1/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

110

IM

Oropharyngeal

– (0/10)

+ (2/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

Cloacal

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

– (0/10)

IN & IO

Oropharyngeal

+ (4/10)

+ (2/10)

+ (2/10)

+ (3/10)

+ (1/9)

– (0/9)

Cloacal

+ (1/10)

+ (1/10)

– (0/10)

+ (1/10)

– (0/9)

– (0/9)

  1. 1IM: inoculated intramuscularly; IN & IO: inoculated intranasally and intraocularly.
  2. 2At least one swab was virus isolation positive.
  3. 3Number of positive swabs/total number of swabs.
  4. 4All swabs were virus isolation negative.