Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Avian metapneumovirus subgroup C infection in chickens, China.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Wei, Li et al.
- Affiliation:
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Livestock and Poultry · China
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
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.
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