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Volume 10, Number 1—January 2004
Research

Experimental Infection of Cats and Dogs with West Nile Virus

Laura E. Austgen*, Richard A. Bowen*Comments to Author , Michel L. Bunning†, Brent S. Davis†, Carl J. Mitchell†, and Gwong-Jen J. Chang†
Author affiliations: *Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA; †Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

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Table

West Nile virus titers in serum of dogs and cats following bites of virus-infected mosquitoes or ingestion of virus-infected mice

Route of Exposure Animal WNV virus titer (log10 PFU/mL serum) at days postexposure
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0
Mosquito Dog 1 <1 1.6 <1 <1 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 -a - - -
Mosquito Dog 2 <1 <1 2 2 <1 2.2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Mosquito Dog 3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1 1.6 1.6 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Mosquito Dog 4 <1 <1 1.6 1.6 <1 1.6 1.6 1.6 1 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Mosquito Cat 1 <1 1.6 2.3 2.9 2.4 2.8 2.7 3.2 2 2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Mosquito Cat 2 <1 <1 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.7 2.8 3.0 2.6 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Mosquito Cat 3 <1 <1 <1 1 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.8 3.4 3.0 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Mosquito Cat 4 <1 <1 1 2.5 3.2 3.2 4.0 3.2 3.0 1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Oral Cat 14 <1 - 1 3.2 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.7 3.6 3.2 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Oral Cat 16 <1 - 2 2.7 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.9 3.6 2.7 <1 1 <1 <1 <1 - - - -
Oral Cat 17 - <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1.8 1.0 1.6 2.1 2.5 2.3 1.8 1.0 1.3 <1 <1
Oral Cat 18 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 1.8 1.3 1.5 1.0 1.6 2.2 1.5 1.3 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1

a-, Not done.

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