Screening of Healthy Feral Pigeons (<i>Columba livia domestica</i>) in the City of Zurich Reveals Continuous Circulation of Pigeon Paramyxovirus-1 and a Serious Threat of Transmission to Domestic Poultry

Screening of Healthy Feral Pigeons (<i>Columba livia domestica</i>) in the City of Zurich Reveals Continuous Circulation of Pigeon Paramyxovirus-1 and a Serious Threat of Transmission to Domestic Poultry

Pigeon paramyxovirus-1 (PPMV-1) is predominantly isolated from pigeons or doves and forms a separate group of viral strains within Avian Orthoavulavirus-1, the causative agent of Newcastle disease in poultry. Since the introduction of PPMV-1 into Europe in 1981, these strains have rapidly spread all...

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Main Authors: Désirée Annaheim, Barbara Renate Vogler, Brigitte Sigrist, Andrea Vögtlin, Daniela Hüssy, Christian Breitler, Sonja Hartnack, Christian Grund, Jacqueline King, Nina Wolfrum, Sarah Albini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
Avian Orthoavulavirus-1
pigeon paramyxovirus-1
feral pigeon
<i>Columba livia domestica</i>
reverse transcriptase real-time PCR
Newcastle disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/8/1656

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