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Molecular characterization of infectious bursal disease viruses detected in vaccinated commercial broiler flocks in Lusaka, Zambia.
Archives of virology - 1 Mar 2016
Ndashe Kunda, Simulundu Edgar, Hang'ombe Bernard M, Moonga Ladslav, Ogawa Hirohito, Takada Ayato, Mweene Aaron S
Abstract excerpt
Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an acute, highly contagious, and immunosuppressive viral disease of young chickens and remains one of the economically most important diseases threatening the poultry industry worldwide. In this study, 16 and 11 nucleotide sequences of the VP2 hypervariable region (VP2-HVR) and part of VP1, respectively, of IBD virus (IBDV) detected in vaccinated broiler chickens in Lusaka in...
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