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Table 3 Results of the average duration of infectious period

From: Dynamics of African swine fever virus shedding and excretion in domestic pigs infected by intramuscular inoculation and contact transmission

 

Inoculated pigs

Within-pen contact pigs

Between-pen contact pigs

Samples

Infectious period*

Blood †

3.5 (± 1.3)

2.4 (± 1.2)

2.3 (± 0.9)

Blood ‡

4.7 (± 1.4)

2.4 (± 0.7)

3.0 (± 1.2)

Oral swab †

3.2 (± 1.2)

4.8 (± 1.5)

7.7 (± 3.3)

Nasal swab †

2.9 (± 1.3)

5.0 (± 2.3)

5.4 (± 1.4)

Rectal swab †

3.4 (± 1.2)

3.8 (± 2.3)

5.7 (± 1.7)

  1. *Average number of days (± standard deviation).
  2. †Results by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.
  3. ‡Results by virus titration.
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