Simple Summary Significant progress in next-generation sequencing (NGS) is positioning
this technology as a key tool to be utilized in clinical diagnosis of disease agents and/or for …

Simple Summary With advances in NGS technology, the high ratio of throughput/cost per
base has allowed research laboratories to develop diagnostic protocols that can detect …

The intestinal virus community contributes to health and disease. Runting and stunting
syndrome (RSS) is associated with enteric viruses and leads to economic losses in the …

Background Virome studies on birds, including chickens are relatively scarce, particularly
from the African continent. Despite the continuous evolution of RNA viruses and severe …

Runting and stunting syndrome (RSS) is an enteric viral disease in commercial poultry that
directly affects gut health; however, its influence on gut microbiota remains unknown. This …

Background Enteric viruses are among the most prominent etiological agents of Runting-
Stunting Syndrome (RSS). The Avian Nephritis Virus (ANV) is an astrovirus associated with …

Chicken parvovirus (ChPV) infection can cause runting-stunting syndrome (RSS) in
chickens. There is currently no commercially available vaccine for controlling ChPV, and …

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the frequency of occurrence of avian
rotavirus (AvRV) in poultry flocks according to its Performance Efficiency Index (PEI) scores …

Runting stunting syndrome (RSS) in broiler chickens is characterized by altered intestinal
morphology and gene expression and stunted growth. The objective of this study was to …

This chapter presents an overview of the different diagnostic techniques (special stains,
immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and molecular diagnostics) available to the …