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Figure 5

From: Optimal specimen collection and transport methods for the detection of avian influenza virus and Newcastle disease virus

Figure 5

Diagram of experiment to evaluate swab type and media type. Specific pathogen free white leghorn chickens were inoculated with 106.5 50% egg infectious doses of AIV by in the intrachoanal route. Fifteen oro-pharyngeal and 15 cloacal swabs were collected at 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17 and 21 days post inoculation using non-flocked swabs, flocked swabs and foam swabs. Individual swabs for each swab construction type were transported in either brain heart infusion (BHI) broth or phosphate buffered saline (PBS).

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