Avian metapneumovirus subgroup C infection in chickens, China

Avian metapneumovirus causes acute respiratory tract infection and reductions in egg production in various avian species. We isolated and characterized an increasingly prevalent avian metapneumovirus subgroup C strain from meat-type commercial chickens with severe respiratory signs in China. Culling...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2013-07, Vol.19 (7), p.1092-1094
Main Authors: Wei, Li, Zhu, Shanshan, Yan, Xv, Wang, Jing, Zhang, Chunyan, Liu, Shuhang, She, Ruiping, Hu, Fengjiao, Quan, Rong, Liu, Jue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Avian metapneumovirus subgroup C
Chickens
Chickens - virology
China - epidemiology
Diseases
Dispatch
Epidemiology
Genes, Viral
Genetic aspects
Health aspects
Lung - pathology
Lung - virology
M gene sequencing
Metapneumovirus - genetics
Molecular Typing
Paramyxoviridae
Paramyxoviridae Infections - epidemiology
Paramyxoviridae Infections - veterinary
Paramyxoviridae Infections - virology
Phylogeny
Pneumovirinae
Poultry Diseases - epidemiology
Poultry Diseases - virology
Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections - veterinary
Respiratory Tract Infections - virology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Virus diseases
viruses
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Summary:Avian metapneumovirus causes acute respiratory tract infection and reductions in egg production in various avian species. We isolated and characterized an increasingly prevalent avian metapneumovirus subgroup C strain from meat-type commercial chickens with severe respiratory signs in China. Culling of infected flocks could lead to economic consequences.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1907.121126