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Empirical analysis suggests continuous and homogeneous circulation of Newcastle disease virus in a wide range of wild bird species in Africa.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Apr 2015
Cappelle J, Caron A, Servan De Almeida R, Gil P, Pedrono M, Mundava J, Fofana B, Balança G, Dakouo M, Ould El Mamy A B, Abolnik C, Maminiaina O F, Cumming G S, De Visscher M-N, Albina E, Chevalier V, Gaidet N
Abstract excerpt
Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most important poultry diseases worldwide and can lead to annual losses of up to 80% of backyard chickens in Africa. All bird species are considered susceptible to ND virus (NDV) infection but little is known about the role that wild birds play in the epidemiology of the virus. We present a long-term monitoring of 9000 wild birds in four African countries. Overall, 3·06% of...
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