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Volume 27, Number 1—January 2021
Research

Susceptibility of Domestic Swine to Experimental Infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2

Brad S. PickeringComments to Author , Greg Smith, Mathieu M. Pinette, Carissa Embury-Hyatt, Estella Moffat, Peter Marszal, and Charles E. Lewis
Author affiliations: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (B.S. Pickering); Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Winnipeg (B.S. Pickering, G. Smith, M.M. Pinette, C. Embury-Hyatt, E. Moffat, P. Marszal); Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA (B.S. Pickering, C.E. Lewis)

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Table 4

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse transcription PCR of tissue samples from experimentally inoculated pigs*

Pig ID dpi No. samples tested No. samples positive
20–01 3 35 0
20–09 3 35 0
20–02 5 36 0
20–10 5 35 0
20–03 7 35 0
20–11 7 35 0
20–04 9 35 0
20–12 9 34 0
20–05 11 35 0
20–13 11 36 0
20–06 13 35 1
20–14 13 35 0
20–07 15 36 0
20–15 15 35 0
20–08 22 35 0
20–18 22 35 0
20–16 29 35 0
20–17
 29
 35
 0
*Tissue samples were collected from pigs during necropsy from skeletal muscle, abdominal fat, liver, spleen, pancreas, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, spiral colon, kidney, gastrohepatic and mesenteric lymph nodes, right cranial lung lobe, right middle lung lobe, right caudal lung lobe, left cranial lung lobe, left caudal lung lobe, trachea, heart, tracheobronchial lymph nodes, cervical spinal cord, meninges, cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, olfactory bulb, nasal turbinates, submandibular lymph nodes, tonsils, trigeminal ganglion, and the entire eye. Bold text indicates clinically significant results. dpi, days postinoculation; ID, identification; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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