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Candidate ‘Avian orthoreovirus B’: An emerging waterfowl pathogen in Europe and Asia?
10 Jul 2022
Abstract excerpt
A fusogenic virus was isolated from a flock of breeder Pekin ducks in 2019, Hungary. The affected flock experienced a marked decrease in egg production. Histopathological lesions were seen in the oviduct and in the lungs of birds sent for diagnostic investigation. The fusogenic agent was characterized as an orthoreovirus by viral metagenomics. The assembled viral genome was composed of 10 genomic segments and was...
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