Article
Emergence of a virulent genotype VIIi of Newcastle disease virus in Iran.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Oct 2018
Ghalyanchilangeroudi Arash, Hosseini Hossein, Jabbarifakhr Masoumeh, Fallah Mehrabadi Mohammad Hossein, Najafi Hamideh, Ghafouri Seyed Ali, Mousavi Fatemeh Sadat, Ziafati Zahra, Modiri Amir
Abstract excerpt
Newcastle disease (ND) is a contagious viral disease affecting numerous avian species, particularly domestic poultry, and causes devastating outbreaks. In spite of its endemicity and importance in Iran, data on the genetic characterization of ND virus (NDV) are scarce. An alarming issue that has just been raised is the occurrence of ND outbreaks with unexpected high mortality and severe clinical signs. The...
Topics
- Animals
- DNA, Complementary
- Disease Outbreaks
- Genotype
- Iran
- Newcastle Disease
- Newcastle disease virus
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Viral
- Virulence