Genomic Diversity and Geographic Distribution of Newcastle Disease Virus Genotypes in Africa: Implications for Diagnosis, Vaccination, and Regional Collaboration

CF Amoia, JN Hakizimana, AA Chengula, M Munir… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
The emergence of new virulent genotypes and the continued genetic drift of Newcastle
disease virus (NDV) implies that distinct genotypes of NDV are simultaneously evolving in …

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Genomics to Improve Poultry: a holistic approach to improve indigenous chicken production focusing on resilience to Newcastle …

H Zhou, I Baltenweck, J Dekkers… - World's Poultry …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Molecular characterization of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from chickens in Tanzania and Ghana

AP da Silva, EJ Aston, GH Chiwanga, A Birakos… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
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 …

Surveillance and genetic characterization of virulent newcastle disease virus subgenotype V. 3 in indigenous chickens from backyard poultry farms and live bird …

HM Kariithi, HL Ferreira, CN Welch, LO Ateya… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
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) …

Isolation and characterization of Newcastle disease virus from live bird markets in Tanzania

PLM Msoffe, GH Chiwanga, CJ Cardona… - Avian …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
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 …

Genetic diversity of newcastle disease virus involved in the 2021 outbreaks in backyard poultry farms in Tanzania

CF Amoia, JN Hakizimana, NK Duggal… - Veterinary …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The genetic nature of currently circulating Newcastle disease virus (NDV)
genotypes in backyard poultry flocks in East Africa is poorly understood. Genetic …

Virulent Newcastle disease virus genotypes V. 3, VII. 2, and XIII. 1.1 and their coinfections with infectious bronchitis viruses and other avian pathogens in backyard …

HM Kariithi, JD Volkening, GH Chiwanga… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …

First complete genome sequence of currently circulating infectious bronchitis virus strain DMV/1639 of the GI-17 lineage

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 …

Complete genome sequence of seven virulent Newcastle disease virus isolates of sub-genotype XIII. 1.1 from Tanzania

IV Goraichuk, PLM Msoffe, GH Chiwanga… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

Complete genome sequences of 11 Newcastle disease virus isolates of subgenotype VII. 2 from Indonesia

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 …