A Review on the Marek's Disease Outbreak and Its Virulence-Related meq Genovariation in Asia between 2011 and 2021

B Song, J Zeb, S Hussain, MU Aziz, E Circella… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Marek's disease is continuously causing an economic loss in Asia, despite
the wide use of vaccines in the last decade. This review aims at summarizing the outbreak …

Effect of insertion and deletion in the Meq Protein encoded by highly Oncogenic Marek's disease virus on transactivation activity and virulence

J Sato, S Murata, Z Yang, BB Kaufer, S Fujisawa… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Marek's disease virus (MDV) causes malignant lymphoma in chickens (Marek's disease,
MD). Although MD is currently controlled by vaccination, MDV strains have continuously …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity of Marek's Disease Virus Strains in Infections in Backyard and Ornamental Birds

RD Chacón, CJ Sánchez-Llatas, CS Astolfi-Ferreira… - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Marek's disease virus is a pathogen capable of inducing tumors,
immunosuppression, and paralysis in birds. The degree of virulence is associated with …

Marek's Disease in a Flock of Japanese Quails (Coturnix japonica) in Germany

TS Klostermann, J Müller, K Köhler… - Avian …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
SUMMARY A case of increased mortality was investigated at a German farm housing
Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica) for egg production. Different age groups were kept in …

Characterization of a Very Short Meq Protein Isoform in a Marek's Disease Virus Strain in Japan

Y Motai, S Murata, J Sato, A Nishi, N Maekawa… - Veterinary …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study focuses on Marek's disease virus (MDV), which causes
malignant T-cell lymphomas and neurological disorders in chickens. The meq gene, an …

Phylogenetic analyses on Marek's disease virus circulating in Iranian backyard and commercial poultry indicate viruses of different origin

A Abtin, A Molouki, F Eshtartabadi… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
As neoplastic viruses have been affecting Iranian chicken farms more frequently in recent
years, the first step in prevention may therefore be to genetically characterize and …

The Meq Genes of Nigerian Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) Field Isolates Contain Mutations Common to Both European and US High Virulence Strains

JN Patria, L Jwander, I Mbachu, L Parcells, B Ladman… - 2024 - udspace.udel.edu
Background: Marek's disease (MD) is a pathology affecting chickens caused by Marek's
disease virus (MDV), an acute transforming alphaherpesvirus of the genus Mardivirus. MD is …

Development and standardization of polymerase spiral reaction for detection of marek's disease virus

L Kaur, NK Singh - 2023 - indianjournals.com
Marek's disease (MD) is an infectious malignant-cell lymphoma proliferative disease caused
by Marek's disease virus (MDV). As MD has a significant impact on the poultry industry …