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Experimental infection of duck origin virulent Newcastle disease virus strain in ducks.
BMC veterinary research - 17 Jul 2014
Dai Yabin, Cheng Xu, Liu Mei, Shen Xinyue, Li Jianmei, Yu Shengqing, Zou Jianmin, Ding Chan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Newcastle disease (ND) caused by virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is an acute, highly contagious and fatal viral disease affecting most species of birds. Ducks are generally considered to be natural reservoirs or carriers of NDV while being resistant to NDV strains, even those most virulent for chickens; however, natural ND cases in ducks have been gradually increasing in recent years. In the...
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