Article
New avian paramyxoviruses type I strains identified in Africa provide new outcomes for phylogeny reconstruction and genotype classification.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
de Almeida Renata Servan, Hammoumi Saliha, Gil Patricia, Briand François-Xavier, Molia Sophie, Gaidet Nicolas, Cappelle Julien, Chevalier Véronique, Balança Gilles, Traoré Abdallah, Grillet Colette, Maminiaina Olivier Fridolin, Guendouz Samia, Dakouo Marthin, Samaké Kassim, Bezeid Ould El Mamy, Diarra Abbas, Chaka Hassen, Goutard Flavie, Thompson Peter, Martinez Dominique, Jestin Véronique, Albina Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most lethal diseases of poultry worldwide. It is caused by an avian paramyxovirus 1 that has high genomic diversity. In the framework of an international surveillance program launched in 2007, several thousand samples from domestic and wild birds in Africa were collected and analyzed. ND viruses (NDV) were detected and isolated in apparently healthy fowls and wild birds....
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