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Surveillance and Genetic Characterization of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Subgenotype V.3 in Indigenous Chickens from Backyard Poultry Farms and Live Bird Markets in Kenya.
Viruses - 13 Jan 2021
Kariithi Henry M, Ferreira Helena L, Welch Catharine N, Ateya Leonard O, Apopo Auleria A, Zoller Richard, Volkening Jeremy D, Williams-Coplin Dawn, Parris Darren J, Olivier Tim L, Goldenberg Dana, Binepal Yatinder S, Hernandez Sonia M, Afonso Claudio L, Suarez David L
Abstract excerpt
Kenyan poultry consists of ~80% free-range indigenous chickens kept in small flocks (~30 birds) on backyard poultry farms (BPFs) and they are traded via live bird markets (LBMs). Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was detected in samples collected from chickens, wild farm birds, and other domestic poultry species during a 2017-2018 survey conducted at 66 BPFs and 21 LBMs in nine Kenyan counties. NDV nucleic acids were...
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