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Identification of Newcastle disease virus subgenotype VII.2 in wild birds in Turkey

author(s) Turan, N. - Ozsemir, C. - Yilmaz, A. - Cizmecigil, U.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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  • Northern Europe
  • Europe
  • World
  • Western Asia
  • Asia
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Southern Asia
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Turan N, Ozsemir C, Yilmaz A, Cizmecigil U, Aydin O, Bamac O, Gurel A, Kutukcu A, Ozsemir K, Tali H, Tali B, Yilmaz S, Yaramanoglu M, Tekelioğlu B, Ozsoy S, Richt J, Iqbal M, Yilmaz H (2020). Identification of Newcastle disease virus subgenotype VII.2 in wild birds in Turkey. BMC Vet Res. 16:277

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Abstract

Newcastle disease viruses (NDVs) can spread across continents via migratory birds. Hence, we investigated the frequency of NDV in both non-migratory and birds migrating on the Black Sea-Mediterranean flyway, in Istanbul, Turkey. Birds were trapped using nets placed around the Kucukcekmece lake Avcilar, Istanbul, in spring seasons of 2016 and 2018. In total, 297 birds belonging to 42 different species were trapped, categorized according to species and sex, and flocked oropharyngeal swabs were collected. In addition, flocked swabs were also collected from 115 mallards caught by hunters around Edirne and from 207 birds which had been treated in the Veterinary Faculty of Istanbul university-Cerrahpasa. Tissue samples were taken from dead wild birds brought by public to Veterinary Faculty. A total of 619 flocked oropharyngeal swabs were pooled into 206 samples. RNA was extracted from swabs and tissue samples. Real-time RT-PCR prob. assay was used to detect NDV-RNA in samples. This is a publication arising from the Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) programme

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