Volume 12, Number 8—August 2006
Letter
Qinghai-like H5N1 from Domestic Cats, Northern Iraq
Samuel L. Yingst*
, Magdi D. Saad*, and Stephen A. Felt*
, Magdi D. Saad*, and Stephen A. Felt*Table
Detection of influenza A H5 by real-time PCR*
| Tissue | Chicken | Goose | Cat 1 | Cat 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdominal fluid | ND | + | ND | ND |
| Blood | ND | – | – | ND |
| Heart | + | ND | ND | ND |
| Trachea | ND | – | + | + |
| Lung | + | + | + | + |
| Kidney | ND | ND | – | ND |
| Spleen | ND | – | – | – |
| Pancreas | ND | ND | + | + |
| Lymph node | ND | ND | – | ND |
| Liver | + | ND | – | + |
| Proventriculus | + | ND | N/A | N/A |
| Small intestine | + | + | – | ND |
| Large intestine | ND | – | + | + |
| Cecum | ND | + | ND | ND |
| Feces | ND | ND | + | ND |
*ND, not done. Samples were tested by real time PCR for influenza A (matrix protein) and if positive, for H5 (7). All samples denoted as positive were positive for both influenza A and H5. Chicken samples were obtained previously by local veterinarians based on their sampling protocols. Goose and cat samples were obtained by S. Felt; only grossly abnormal tissues were sampled.
Medline reports the volume should be "11" not "5" in reference 2 "Thanawongnuwech, Amonsin, Tantilertcharoen, Damrongwatanapokin, Theamboonlers, Payungporn, et al., 2005".
