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Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza A Virus in Migratory Birds in Wetland of Boushehr-Iran
M.J. Mehrabanpour, P.D. Fazel, A. Rahimian, M.H. Hosseini, H. Moein and M.A. Shayanfar
Corresponding Author: Mohammad Javad Mehrabanpour
Submitted: 2011 May, 02
Accepted: 2011 June, 10
Published: 2011 August, 30 |
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Wild birds are considered to be the natural reservoir of Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) and Avian
Influenza virus (AI) and are often suspected to be involved in outbreaks in domesticated birds. The objective
of the present study was to determine ND and AI infection in migratory birds in the south of Iran in order to
detect the possible source of these viruses to domestic poultry. A total of 443 fecal specimens (fresh dropping
and cloacal swabs) were collected from migratory and wild resident birds in the Bushehr wetlands from October
2009 to June 2010. AI virus was isolated from 3 out of 443 samples processed for virus isolation and confirmed
by reverse transcriptase chain reaction (RT-PCR). NDVs were isolated from 22 (fresh fecal) samples and were
identified as avian paramyxomyxovirus-1 by the results obtained from the HI test with NDV-specific antibodies
and RT-PCR-method. Mortality related to NDV was reported in some chicken flocks in the south of Iran. These
results, as well as other data from the literature indicate that wild birds play a minor role as a potential
disseminator of NDVs and AIVS. This study is the first report of NDV and AIV isolation from migratory and
resident birds in the wetlands of Boushehr-Iran. In addition, our findings support the notion that wild aquatic
and migratory birds may function as a reservoir for AIV and NDV in the south of Iran.
Key words: Avian influenza virus, H9, Iran, migratory birds, newcastle disease virus, reverse transcriptase chain reaction,
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M.J. Mehrabanpour, P.D. Fazel, A. Rahimian, M.H. Hosseini, H. Moein and M.A. Shayanfar, . Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza A Virus in Migratory Birds in Wetland of Boushehr-Iran. International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, (4): 229-234.
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