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Table 1 Experimental design of the study

From: Pathobiology and transmission of highly and low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in European quail (Coturnix c. coturnix)

Group

Inoculum

Titer

No. animals

1A

H7N2/LP

106 EID50

12 (8+4)*

1B

H7N2/LP

106 EID50

12

2A

H7N1/HP

106 ELD50

12 (8+4)*

2B

H7N1/HP

106 ELD50

12

3A

H5N1/HP

106 ELD50

12 (8+4)*

3B

H5N1/HP

106 ELD50

12

C

PBS

-

8

  1. *In A groups, eight quail were inoculated and four quail were left as contact birds.
  2. H7N2/LP, A/Anas platyrhynchos/Spain/1877/2009; H7N1/HP, A/Chicken/Italy/5093/1999; H5N1/HP, A/Great crested grebe/Basque Country/06.03249/2006; ELD50, mean embryo lethal dose; EID50, mean embryo infectious dose; PBS, phosphate buffer saline.