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A New Threat Emerges: The First Detection of GVIII Genotype IBV in China and the Urgent Need for Molecular Surveillance.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Jan 2026
Cai Jiao, Pang Hongze, Xu Rui, Meng Chenchen, Xu Shiyan, Thu May Myat, Zhang Yifan, Guo Mengjiao, Zhang Chengcheng, Bo Zongyi, Zhou Shouchang, Wu Yantao, Zhang Xiaorong
Abstract excerpt
In 2025, an infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) strain of the GVIII genotype was identified and isolated from a poultry farm in Hebei Province, China, representing the first documented detection of this IBV genotype within the country to date. Nucleotide homology analysis revealed that the S1 gene of this isolate shares 62.2%-96.9% sequence identity with previously reported GVIII-type strains from other countries....
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- Animals
- Infectious bronchitis virus
- Poultry Diseases
- Chickens
- China
- Coronavirus Infections