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Tissues sampled fresh for mouse bioassay of infectivity.

Neuro-muscular Lymphoreticular
Brain: Frontal cortex Spleen
Caudal medulla Thymus (cervical)
Pituitary Tonsil (palatine)
CSF Submandibular lymph node
Dura1 Retropharyngeal lymph node
Spinal cord: C2-C3, T10-T11, L3-L4 Bronchial-mediastinal lymph node
Dorsal root ganglia: C3-C6, T5-T8 Hepatic lymph node
Trigeminal ganglia Mesenteric lymph node
Cranial cervical ganglion Superficial cervical lymph node Popliteal
Stellate ganglia lymph node
Facial nerve
Phrenic nerve Other
Radial nerve1 Kidney
Sciatic nerve Urine3
Masseter muscle1 Adrenal1
Sternocephalicus muscle Lung (left caudal lobe)
Triceps muscle Nasal mucosa (mid-turbinate)
Diaphragmatic muscle1 Pericardium2
Longissimus dorsi muscle Heart (left ventricle)4
Semitendinosus muscle1 Mitral valve5
Aorta2
Alimentary Blood (buffy coat)
Tongue (dorsum, to include mucosa) Blood (serum)1
Submandibular salivary gland Blood (clot)1
Parotid salivary gland Bone marrow (sternum)
Cranial oesophagus1 Collagen (Achilles tendon)2
Rumen Skin2
Omasum1 Bone (femoral diaphysis)2
Abomasum (pyloric)
Duodenum
Distal ileum (including Peyer's patches)
Spiral colon
Faeces2
Pancreas
Liver
1

Tissues sampled and stored but not bioassayed.

2

Assays conducted in RIII mice only at time points 18 and 32 months post-exposure.

3

Assay conducted in RIII mice only at 18 months post-exposure.

4

Assays conducted in C57Bl mice at time points 22–40 months post-exposure.

5

Assays conducted in RIII mice at time points 2–18 months post-exposure.