Co-infection of vvMDV with multiple subgroups of avian leukosis viruses in indigenous chicken flocks in China

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BACKGROUND: In China, although the ALV eradication program and the MD vaccination strategy greatly reduce the disease burdens caused by the infection of ALV and MDV, the frequent emergence of novel ALV-K or vvMDV in the vaccinated chicken flock challenges the current control strategies for both diseases. RESULTS: In Guangdong Province, an indigenous chicken flock was infected with neoplastic disease....

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