THE ROLE PLAYED BY FREE FLYING BIRDS IN THE TRANSMISSION OF AVIAN PATHOGENS I. NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS | ||||
| Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 29, Volume 20.1, Issue 39, May 1988, Page 178-184 PDF (2.14 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Research article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/avmj.1988.189352 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| S. MOUSA; A. SOLIMAN; A.H. BAYOUMI; L.H. SOKKAR | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| 213 serum samples from free flying birds representing 5 species showed varying levels of haemagglutination inhibiting antibodies to Newcastle disease virus. A total of 213 living and 87 dead birds representing 6 species of wild birds were subjected to isolation of Newcastle disease virus. 6 strains were recovered from both living and dead birds. in vivo characterization of the isolates revealed that 4 of them were of low pathogenicity, one of moderate pathogenicity and one was highly pathogenic as measured by pathogenicity to chicken embryos, day old chicks, 6-week-old chicks and pigeon squabs. | ||||
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