Molecular characterization of avipoxviruses circulating in Windhoek district, Namibia 2021

Samples from eleven birds (chicken, dove and peacock) with symptoms of fowlpox, caused by the avipoxvirus (APV), were collected in seven different areas of the Windhoek district, Namibia between April and October 2021. A fragment of the 4b core protein and the DNA polymerase gene of APV were amplifi...

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Autores principales: MOLINI, Umberto, MUTJAVIKUA, Vimanuka, de VILLIERS, Mari, de VILLIERS, Lourens, SAMKANGE, Alaster, COETZEE, Lauren M., KHAISEB, Siegfried, CATTOLI, Giovanni, DUNDON, William G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2022
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Avian Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9177402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35314572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.22-0017
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Sumario:Samples from eleven birds (chicken, dove and peacock) with symptoms of fowlpox, caused by the avipoxvirus (APV), were collected in seven different areas of the Windhoek district, Namibia between April and October 2021. A fragment of the 4b core protein and the DNA polymerase gene of APV were amplified by PCR from the DNA of the samples and sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the viruses present in the chickens all belonged to clade A1 while the viruses in the doves and peacock were from subclade A3.1. This is the first report of subclade A3.1 avipoxvirus in peacock. In addition, all of the samples obtained from chickens were shown by PCR to be positive for the integration of reticuloendotheliosis virus while those from the doves and peacocks were negative. This study is the first characterization of avipoxvirus in Namibia and provides additional information on the presence of avipoxvirus in southern Africa.

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