Isolation and identification of Marek’s disease virus (MDV) from feather follicle epithelium and internal organs of diseased chickens in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
El-Kenawy, A., A, E., El-Tholoth, M. (2019). Isolation and identification of Marek’s disease virus (MDV) from feather follicle epithelium and internal organs of diseased chickens in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 20(2), 6-11. doi: 10.21608/mvmj.2019.22.102
Aly El-Kenawy; Emad A; Mohamed El-Tholoth. "Isolation and identification of Marek’s disease virus (MDV) from feather follicle epithelium and internal organs of diseased chickens in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 20, 2, 2019, 6-11. doi: 10.21608/mvmj.2019.22.102
El-Kenawy, A., A, E., El-Tholoth, M. (2019). 'Isolation and identification of Marek’s disease virus (MDV) from feather follicle epithelium and internal organs of diseased chickens in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 20(2), pp. 6-11. doi: 10.21608/mvmj.2019.22.102
El-Kenawy, A., A, E., El-Tholoth, M. Isolation and identification of Marek’s disease virus (MDV) from feather follicle epithelium and internal organs of diseased chickens in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 20(2): 6-11. doi: 10.21608/mvmj.2019.22.102

Isolation and identification of Marek’s disease virus (MDV) from feather follicle epithelium and internal organs of diseased chickens in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal
Article 1, Volume 20, Issue 2, June 2019, Page 6-11  XML PDF (895.49 K)
Document Type: Original Articles
DOI: 10.21608/mvmj.2019.22.102
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Authors
Aly El-Kenawy; Emad A; Mohamed El-Tholoth
Department of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Abstract
In the present study, a total of 16 samples including feather follicle epithelium, ovary, spleen and kidney (4 samples for each organ) were collected from diseased chicken flocks suspected to be infected with Marek’s disease virus (MDV) at Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt during the period from October 2016 to October 2017. Each sample was pooled randomly from three to five birds (90 to 360 days old). The isolation of the suspected virus from the collected samples was carried out via chorioallantoic membranes (CAMs) of 12 days old embryonated chicken eggs (ECEs). Three egg passages were carried out for each sample. Hyperimmune serum was prepared against standard MDV. MDV in both field and egg passaged samples (after 3rd passage) was identified by agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) and indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT). Molecular identification of virus was carried out by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and real- time PCR in four selected samples. The results revealed that 14 samples (87.5%) including 4 (100%) samples from feather follicle epithelium, ovary and kidney and 2 (50%) samples from spleen, showed positive results in virus isolation after 3rd passage. The positive results percentage by AGPT for field samples were 50% (8 out of 16 samples), while after the 3rd passage in ECEs were 37.5% (6 out of 16 samples) and the positive results percentage by IFAT for field samples were 62.5% (10 out of 16 samples), while after the 3rd passage in ECEs were 81.25 % (13 out of 16 samples). Viral nucleic acid was detected in all selected samples by conventional and real- time PCR. The results indicate that feather follicle epithelium is the best organ for MDV detection. IFAT is superior over AGPT in virus detection. Conventional and real - time PCR could be efficiently used for molecular detection of the virus.
Keywords
Marek’s disease virus; Virus isolation; Agar gel precipitation test; indirect fluorescence antibody test; conventional and real-time (PCR)
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