Surveillance and Genetic Characterization of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Subgenotype V.3 in Indigenous Chickens from Backyard Poultry Farms and Live Bird Markets in Kenya

Surveillance and Genetic Characterization of Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Subgenotype V.3 in Indigenous Chickens from Backyard Poultry Farms and Live Bird Markets in Kenya

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). Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was detected in samples collected from chickens, wild farm birds, and other domestic poultr...

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Main Authors: Henry M. Kariithi, Helena L. Ferreira, Catharine N. Welch, Leonard O. Ateya, Auleria A. Apopo, Richard Zoller, Jeremy D. Volkening, Dawn Williams-Coplin, Darren J. Parris, Tim L. Olivier, Dana Goldenberg, Yatinder S. Binepal, Sonia M. Hernandez, Claudio L. Afonso, David L. Suarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
oropharyngeal
cloacal
Newcastle disease
spatial-temporal dispersal
phylogeography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/1/103

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