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Table 1 Scoring of clinical signs and skin lesions after experimental subcutaneous goatpox virus inoculation

From: Experimental infection of indigenous North African goats with goatpox virus

Clinical signs

Score

General behavior

 

 Normal

0

 Stillness

1

 Get up when approached

2

 Recumbent

3

Feed intake

 

 Normal

0

 Reduce appetite

1

 Anorexia

2

 Anorexia and not drinking

3

Nodule at injection site

 

 Absent

0

 Small (1–2 cm)

1

 Medium (2–3 cm)

2

 Large (> 3 cm)

3

Temperature (℃)

 

  < 39.5

0

 39.5 ≤ T < 40.0

1

 40.0 ≤ T < 40.5

2

 40.5 ≤ T < 41.0

3

 T ≥ 41.0

4

Cutaneous lesions

 

 Absent

0

 Single nodule < 5 mm

1

 Single nodule > 10 mm

2

 Small nodules in head/flank

3

 Generalized nodules < 10 mm

4

 Generalized nodules ≥ 10 mm

5

Oculo-nasal discharge

 

 Normal

0

 Mild and watery

1

 Serous and profuse

2

 Muco-purulent

3

Salivation

 

 Normal

0

 Moderate

1

 Profuse

2