Table 4 Scoring of histopathological changes in Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) inoculated mink

Lung

Suspect

–

–

–

–

–

–

Mild

–

–

2

2/9

2/10

–

Moderate

1

–

–

–

2/10

–

Massive

1

–

2

2/9

–

–

Total

2/4 (50 %)

0/4

4/8 (50 %)

4/9 (44 %)

4/10 (40 %)

0/10

Liver

Suspect

–

–

–

1/9

3/9

1/9

Mild

–

2

2

2/9

4/9

3/9

Moderate

3

2

2

5/9

1/9

3/9

Massive

1

–

4

1/9

–

–

Total

4/4 (100 %)

4/4 (100 %)

8/8 (100 %)

9/9 (100 %)

8/9 (89 %)

7/9 (78 %)

Intestine

Suspect

–

–

–

–

–

–

Mild

–

–

–

–

–

1/10

Moderate

1

–

–

3/7

–

–

Massive

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

1/4 (25 %)

0/4

0/7

3/7 (43 %)

0/10

1/10 (10 %)

Kidney

Suspect

–

–

–

1/9

3/10

2/10

Mild

1

–

2

2/9

1/10

2/10

Moderate

–

–

2

2/9

1/10

2/10

Massive

3

–

2

1/9

3/10

–

Total

4/4 (100 %)

0/4

6/8 (75 %)

6/9 (67 %)

8/10 (80 %)

6/10 (60 %)

Brain

Suspect

–

–

–

1/9

–

–

Mild

2

1

5

6/9

3/10

6/10

Moderate

–

–

–

–

2/10

–

Massive

–

–

–

–

–

–

Total

2/4 (50 %)

1/4 (25 %)

5/8 (63 %)

7/9 (78 %)

5/10 (50 %)

6/10 (60 %)

Spleen

LF act^a

–

–

5/8

2/9

4/10

–

LF dep^b

3/4

3/4

1/8

–

2/10

2/10

Dif. dep^c

2/4

–

1/8

1/9

2/10

3/10

Stasis

1/4

2/4

2/8

2/9

2/10

1/10

Total^d

4/4 (100 %)

4/4 (100 %)

8/8 (100 %)

3/9 (33 %)

8/10 (80 %)

4/10 (40 %)

Mesenteric lymph node

LF dep

3/4

3/4

4/7

4/9

1/9

1/9

Plasma cells^e

2/4

3/4

3/7

3/9

3/9

7/9

Macrop^f

2/4

1/4

3/7

–

3/9

3/9

Total^g

4/4 (100 %)

3/4 (75 %)

7/7 (100 %)

6/9 (67 %)

5/10 (50 %)

7/9 (78 %)