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First detection and characterisation of sub-genotype XIII.2.1 Newcastle disease virus isolated from backyard chickens in Iran.
Veterinary medicine and science - 1 Nov 2022
Hejazi Zahra, Tabatabaeizadeh Seyed-Elias, Toroghi Reza, Farzin Hamidreza, Saffarian Parvaneh
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Newcastle disease (ND) is an economically significant poultry disease worldwide. During field surveillance for ND in 2010 in Iran, a backyard chicken flock showed clinical signs of ND with 100% mortality. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to characterise genetically, biologically and epidemiologically an exotic virulent ND virus (NDV) detected in Iran. METHODS: After observing high mortality, dead birds were...
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