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Surveillance for avirulent Newcastle disease viruses in domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos and Cairina moschata) at live bird markets in Eastern China and characterization of the viruses isolated.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Oct 2009
Liu Xiaowen, Wang Xiaoquan, Wu Shuang, Hu Shunlin, Peng Yi, Xue Feng, Liu Xiufan
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We isolated and identified 201 Newcastle disease viruses (NDVs) from domestic ducks in a 5-year surveillance study at live bird markets in Eastern China. Seventy-three of these isolates were characterized biologically and genetically. Fusion protein (F) genes of these isolates were amplified by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and sequenced. Intracerebral pathogenicity index tests in 1-day-old...
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