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Pathotyping and genetic characterization of avian avulavirus-1 from domestic and wild waterfowl, geese and black swans in Pakistan, 2014 to 2017

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Twenty-nine avian avulavirus-1 viruses (AAvV-1s) from healthy domestic and wild ducks, geese and black swans collected in Pakistan between 2014-2017 have been pathotyped and genetically characterized. A phylogenetic analysis revealed that 21 of the isolates belonged to sub-genotype VIIi, whereas eight isolates were highly similar to vaccine-like viruses of genotype II. In addition to confirming the continued presence of sub-genotype VIIi AAvV-1s in Pakistan, this study identifies the probable spill-over of vaccine-like viruses from vaccinated poultry to wild and domestic waterfowl and, as such, has important implications for the control and management of Newcastle disease in Pakistan.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Virtual University of Pakistan, 1-Davis Road, Lahore, Pakistan

    Abdul Wajid & Masroor Ellahi Babar

  2. Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria

    William G. Dundon

  3. Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, 1-Davis Road, Lahore, Pakistan

    Tanveer Hussain

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This work, including the efforts of Abdul Wajid and Shafqat Fatima Rehmani, was funded by U.S. Department of State (agreement 58-0210-3-009).

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This research work on animals was approved by the Departmental Ethical Research Committee of the Virtual University of Pakistan, with approval number 005-16.

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Wajid, A., Dundon, W.G., Hussain, T. et al. Pathotyping and genetic characterization of avian avulavirus-1 from domestic and wild waterfowl, geese and black swans in Pakistan, 2014 to 2017. Arch Virol 163, 2513–2518 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-018-3902-y

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