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The effect of vaccination on the evolution and population dynamics of avian paramyxovirus-1.
PLoS pathogens - 22 Apr 2010
Chong Yee Ling, Padhi Abinash, Hudson Peter J, Poss Mary
Abstract excerpt
Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) is a pathogenic strain of avian paramyxovirus (aPMV-1) that is among the most serious of disease threats to the poultry industry worldwide. Viral diversity is high in aPMV-1; eight genotypes are recognized based on phylogenetic reconstruction of gene sequences. Modified live vaccines have been developed to decrease the economic losses caused by this virus. Vaccines derived from...
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