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Volume 22, Number 6—June 2016
Research

Infection, Replication, and Transmission of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Alpacas

Danielle R. Adney, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Airn E. Hartwig, and Richard A. BowenComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (D.R. Adney, A.E. Hartwig, R.A. Bowen); University of Queensland, Gatton, Queensland, Australia (H. Bielefeldt-Ohmann)

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Table

Neutralizing antibody titers in 6 alpacas after experimental infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and after rechallenge on day 70 postinfection*

Day Alpaca, antibody titer
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6
0 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10 <10
14 40 40 40 <10 <10 <10
21 40 40 40 <10 10 20
28 40 80 80 10 160 20
35 80 160 160 20 80 40
42 160 320 160 20 40 20
49 80 320 80 20 80 80
56 80 640 160 20 80 80
63 80 640 160 40 80 80
70 160 640 80 20 40 80
77 320 640 80 160 320 80
84 320 640 160 320 320 80

*Alpacas A1–A3 were experimentally infected, and alpacas A4–A6 were co-housed with infected alpacas. Titers were determined by using a 90% cutoff.

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