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Laboratory Diagnosis

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Marek’s Disease

Part of the book series: Developments in Veterinary Virology ((DVVI,volume 1))

Abstract

Marek’s disease (MD) is one of the most commonly occurring neoplastic diseases of chickens and is endemic in almost all poultry-producing areas of the world. Highly successful vaccination programmes have dramatically reduced natural outbreaks of MD in commercial chickens. However, vaccination has not eradicated MD and outbreaks continue to occur sporadically, hence the need for proper diagnosis of the disease.

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    L. N. Payne

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Sharma, J.M. (1985). Laboratory Diagnosis. In: Payne, L.N. (eds) Marek’s Disease. Developments in Veterinary Virology, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2613-7_6

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