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First detection of natural co-infection with mutated very virulent IBDV (mvvIBDV) and novel variant IBDV (nVarIBDV).
Poultry science - 1 Mar 2026
Yu Hangbo, Wu Ziwen, Ling Dan, Wang Guodong, Zhang Yulong, Liu Runhang, Ke Erjing, Liu Xianyun, Xu Tengfei, Wang Suyan, Cui Hongyu, Zhang Yanping, Chen Yuntong, Liu Yongzhen, Duan Yulu, Gao Yulong, Qi Xiaole
Abstract excerpt
Infectious bursal disease (IBD), a globally important immunosuppressive disease of poultry caused by infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), continues to pose a substantial threat to the poultry industry. For the past three decades, very virulent IBDV (vvIBDV), associated with high mortality, have been the predominant epidemic threat. While intensive vaccination is effectively controlling the acute mortality...
Topics
- Animals
- Infectious bursal disease virus
- Chickens
- Poultry Diseases
- Birnaviridae Infections
- Coinfection
- Virulence
- Mutation
- China