Research Article

Biological Pathotyping of Newcastle Disease Viruses in Sudan 2008–2013

Table 4

The ICPI values and the MDT produced by the NDV isolates.

NDV isolateMTD* (hours)ICPIPathotype based on ICPI**

LNy/08NT1.3Mesogenic
LNy/0976.81.2Mesogenic
Pkam/0962.41.3Mesogenic
Pmed/010481.8Velogenic
Bhalf/011512.0Velogenic
Bso/013571.6Velogenic
Lkab/013541.6Velogenic

MDT: mean death time, measured in hours to death; **ICPI: intracerebral pathogenicity index, based on an average score of clinical signs over time.