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Global transmission pathways and adaptive molecular evolution of avian infectious bronchitis GI-23 (Variant 2).
Scientific reports - 27 Jul 2026
Houta Mohamed H, Franzo Giovanni, El-Sawah Azza A, Legnardi Matteo, Hassan Kareem E, Ali Ahmed, Tucciarone Claudia M, Elkady Magdy F, Cecchinato Mattia, Shany Salama A S
Abstract excerpt
The infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes significant losses in commercial poultry egg and meat production. Since its first emergence, the genotype GI-23 (Variant 2) has progressively increased its geographical distribution, shown a significant virulence, and challenged the vaccine efficacy. Global viral transmission could be attributed to multiple factors including human related activities such as poultry and...
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- Animals
- Infectious bronchitis virus
- Evolution, Molecular
- Coronavirus Infections
- Phylogeny
