Volume 13, Number 8—August 2007
Dispatch
Avian Influenza (H5N1) Susceptibility and Receptors in Dogs
Riks Maas*
, Mirriam Tacken*, Lisette Ruuls*, Guus Koch*, Eugene van Rooij*, and Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden*
, Mirriam Tacken*, Lisette Ruuls*, Guus Koch*, Eugene van Rooij*, and Norbert Stockhofe-Zurwieden*Table 1
Virus detection in nasal swabs from dogs inoculated with avian influenza (H5N1)*
| Dog | Days postinoculation |
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| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| PCR† | Egg | PCR | Egg | PCR | Egg | PCR | Egg | ||||
| 1 | 103.2 | – | 102.0 | + | 102.9 | + | 102.8 | – | |||
| 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
*PCR, real-time PCR of nasal swabs from dogs; Egg, embryonated chicken eggs.; + virus detected; –, virus not detected.
†After quantification by PCR, virus titers are expressed as 50% egg infectious dose.
