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Genetic analysis of Newcastle disease virus strains isolated in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Yugoslavia, reveals the presence of only a single genotype, V, between 1979 and 2002.
Veterinary microbiology - 30 Jul 2003
Wehmann Eniko, Ujvári Dorina, Mazija H, Velhner Maja, Ciglar-Grozdanić Irena, Savić V, Jermolenko Gordana, Cac Z, Prukner-Radovcić Estella, Lomniczi B
Abstract excerpt
Newcastle disease (ND) epizootics in some European countries after the World War II were caused by ND virus (NDV) of multiple genotypes (IV-VIIa) occurring sequentially and/or simultaneously. This study was carried out to characterise the genetic composition of NDV strains during the outbreaks in the territory of the former Yugoslavia in order to enhance our understanding of the relationships of past epizootics...
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