Small-scale poultry production in Africa plays a significant role in alleviating malnutrition and poverty in rural communities. Global climate change and infectious poultry disease such as …
Newcastle disease (ND) is one of the most challenging infectious diseases affecting poultry production in Africa, causing major economic losses. To date, Newcastle disease virus …
Kenyan poultry consists of~ 80% free-range indigenous chickens kept in small flocks (~ 30 birds) on backyard poultry farms (BPFs) and they are traded via live bird markets (LBMs) …
Chickens in live bird markets (LBMs) from six different regions of Tanzania were surveyed for Newcastle disease (ND) virus (NDV) and avian influenza virus in 2012. ELISA-based …
Simple Summary The genetic nature of currently circulating Newcastle disease virus (NDV) genotypes in backyard poultry flocks in East Africa is poorly understood. Genetic …
Oropharyngeal (OP) and cloacal (CL) swabs from 2049 adult backyard chickens collected at 12 live bird markets, two each in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro and …
IV Goraichuk, AB Kulkarni… - Microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Avian infectious bronchitis virus is the causative agent of a highly contagious disease that results in severe economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. Here, we report the first …
We report the complete genome sequences of seven virulent Newcastle disease viruses (NDVs) that were isolated from chickens from live bird markets in the Arusha, Iringa, Mbeya …
IV Goraichuk, D Williams-Coplin… - Microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
We report the complete genome sequences of 11 virulent Newcastle disease viruses. The isolates were obtained from vaccinated broiler and layer chickens in three different …