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Table 3 HEV RNA in samples of muscle, liver and serum at various days since first faecal-HEV excretion in contact-infected pigs (C1, C2 and C3) and intravenously inoculated pigs (iv).

From: The course of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs after contact-infection and intravenous inoculation

   

Type of muscle

  

Day*

Type

Pig ID

Longissimus

Biceps femoris

Iliopsoas

Liver

Serum

13

C3

21

+

+

-

+

.

13

C3

22

+

+

+

+

+

15

C3

23

+

+

+

+

+

18

C3

24

-

-

-

-

-

19

C2

19

+

+

+

+

.

23

C1

15

-

-

+

+

+

24

C1

16

+

+

+

+

.

25

iv

6

-

+

+

+

+

25

iv

7

+

+

+

+

+

25

iv

8

-

+

-

+

-

25

iv

10

+

+

+

+

+

27

C2

3

-

-

-

+

-

27

C2

5

+

+

+

+

+

27

iv

9

+

+

+

+

+

29

C1

17

-

-

-

-

.

30

C2

4

-

-

-

-

-

31

C1

18

-

+

-

-

.

32

C2

20

-

-

+

+

+

53

iv

14

-

-

-

-

-

55

iv

13

-

-

-

-

-

  1. '+' indicates the presence of HEV RNA; '-' indicates the failure to detect HEV RNA; '.' indicates that samples were not examined
  2. * since first faecal HEV RNA excretion
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BMC Veterinary Research

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