Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021
Research
Susceptibility of Domestic Swine to Experimental Infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
Brad S. Pickering
, Greg Smith, Mathieu M. Pinette, Carissa Embury-Hyatt, Estella Moffat, Peter Marszal, and Charles E. Lewis
, Greg Smith, Mathieu M. Pinette, Carissa Embury-Hyatt, Estella Moffat, Peter Marszal, and Charles E. Lewis
Table 2
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcription PCR of samples from experimentally inoculated pigs*
| Samples |
Days postinoculation |
|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
22 |
29 |
|
| Swab specimens | 0/57 | 0/57 | 0/51 | 0/45 | 0/39 | 0/30 | 0/24 | 0/18 | 0/12 | 0/6 |
| Nasal wash | 0/16 | 2/16 | 0/14 | 0/12 | 0/12 | 0/10 | 0/8 | 0/6 | 0/4 | 0/2 |
| Blood | 0/16 | 0/16 | 0/14 | 0/12 | 0/12 | 0/10 | 0/8 | 0/6 | 0/4 | 0/2 |
*Results are reported as number positive/number of samples collected. Bold text indicates clinically significant findings. SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
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