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Genotypic characterisation of Avian paramyxovirus type-1 viruses isolated from aquatic birds in Uganda.
The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research - 25 Jun 2018
Wanyana Agnes, Mugimba Kizito K, Bosco Omony J, Kirunda Halid, Nakavuma Jessica L, Teillaud Angélique, Ducatez Mariette F, Byarugaba Denis K
Abstract excerpt
Avian paramyxovirus type-1 (APMV-1) viruses of the lentogenic pathotypes are often isolated from wild aquatic birds and may mutate to high pathogenicity when they cross into poultry and cause debilitating Newcastle disease. This study characterised AMPV-1 isolated from fresh faecal droppings from wild aquatic birds roosting sites in Uganda. Fresh faecal samples from wild aquatic birds at several waterbodies in...
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