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Characterization of fowl adenovirus serotype 4 circulating in chickens in China.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Nov 2019
Jiang Zhimin, Liu Mengda, Wang Chenxi, Zhou Xiaowei, Li Fangtao, Song Jingwei, Pu Juan, Sun Yipeng, Wang Mingyang, Shahid Muhammad, Wei Fanhua, Sun Honglei
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of fowl adenovirus (FAdV) has resulted in huge economic losses in poultry industry in China since 2015. This study detected the pathogens from diseased chickens and determined that fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4) and co-infection of immunosuppressive pathogens were the causes of the outbreaks. Phylogenetic analysis results indicated that these pandemic strains originated from previously FAdV-4...
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