Fig. 1
BALB/c mice are susceptible to ROCV infection. a Groups of ten female 6-week-old BALB/c (WT) mice were infected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with either 1.105 or 1.106 PFU of ROCV and monitored daily for survival up to 21 days post-infection. b Infected mice were monitored daily for weight loss after infection. c Clinical score of ROCV-infected mice, evaluated as described in the “Methods” section. d The viral load on the brains of infected mice was assessed by real-time qPCR on days 5, 7, and 15 post-infection. Animals were infected with 1.105 or 1.106 PFU of ROCV as indicated. Results are representative of the mean of ten animals per group. ND not determined