Natural peste des petits ruminants virus infection in Black Bengal goats: virological, pathological and immunohistochemical investigation

Table 2 Histopathological findings in goats naturally infected with PPR virus

Carcass no	Lungs					Gastro intestinal changes		Lymphoid organs (depletion and necrosis)		Remarks
Carcass no	Congestion	Proliferative changes in alveoli	Bronchitis/bronchiolitis	Presence of syncytia	Sero-fibrinous exudates	Desquamation and inflammation	Depletion in Payers patches	MLN	Spleen
1	+	+	+	-	-	++	+	+	+	**
2	+++	-	++	-	+	-	-	-	-	*
3	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	***
4	++	-	+	-	-	-	-	+/-	+	*
5	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	**
6	+++	-	++	+	+	+	-	-	-	*
7	++	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	*
8	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	++	***
9	++	-	++	-	+	++	-	+	+	**
10	+	-	+	-	-	++	-	-	-	**
11	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	***
12	++		+	-	-	++	-	-	-	**
13	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	*
14	+	-	+	-	-	++	-	+	+	**
15	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	-	**

*Died within 24-48 hours, **= 3 - 5 days, ***Died after 7 days, MLN: Mesenteric lymph node, + = visible, ++ = prominent, +++ = severe.

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