The association between SAα2,3Gal occurrence frequency and avian influenza viral load in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and blue-winged teals (Spatula discors)

Table 1 Virus titer descriptive statistics for mallard and blue-winged teal cloacal swabs

DPI	Species	N	N > DL	N > QL	min +	max	mean	std.dev
DPI	Species	N	N > DL	N > QL	Log10(EID50/mL)	Log10(EID50/mL)	Log10(EID50/mL)	Log10(EID50/mL)
DPI 1	mallard	58	52	38	0.13	6.21	3.26	*1.94
DPI 1	teal	44	44	41	1.37	6.16	4.06	0.99
DPI 2	mallard	43	38	28	0.38	5.2	3.11	*1.64
DPI 2	teal	32	32	29	1.78	6.12	3.96	0.97
DPI 3	mallard	35	29	26	0.06	5.72	3.33	*1.90
DPI 3	teal	32	32	29	0.5	6.15	4.05	0.98
DPI 4	mallard	35	29	19	0.19	5.03	2.38	1.54
DPI 4	teal	20	19	15	0.98	5.04	3.08	1.16
DPI 5	mallard	35	28	18	0.05	6.43	2.29	*1.75
DPI 5	teal	20	19	10	0.65	3.99	2.37	1.01

N total sample size, DL detection limit of 0.04 Log10(EID₅₀/mL), QL quantification limit of 2.60 Log10(EID₅₀/mL), min + minimum N > DL, mean is the geometric mean, and std.dev = one standard deviation. (*) signifies significantly higher titer variation for each DPI between species

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