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Table I.

Presence of microscopic lesions (HE) and antigen distribution (IHC) in organs of Hendra virus infected pigs.

Animal # dpi Lung HE/IHC* Nasal turbinates HE/IHC Submandibular LN HE/IHC Bronchial LN HE/IHC Olfactory bulb HE/IHC Tonsil HE/IHC
MP6 3 +/− −/+ +/+ −/− −/− −/−
P1 5 +/+ −/− +/+ +/+ ns +/+
P2 5 +/+ +/− +/+ +/+ ns +/+
MP5 5 +/+ −/− −/− −/− +/− −/−
MP4 7 +/− +/+ +/+ −/− −/− −/−
*

Presence of histological lesions/positive immunostaining for viral antigen.

− Negative; + positive; dpi: days post-inoculation; ns: tissue not submitted; and LN: lymph nodes.