Open AccessAntigenic and Molecular Characterization of Virulent Newcastle Disease Viruses Circulating in Ethiopia Between 1976 and 2008
Author(s) -
Fufa Dawo Bari,
Esayas Gelaye,
Berhe G. Tekola,
Timm Harder,
Martin Beer,
Christian Grund
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
veterinary medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-2034
DOI - 10.2147/vmrr.s297281
Subject(s) - embryonated , newcastle disease , biology , virology , phylogenetic tree , outbreak , virus , genotype , virulence , clade , gene , genetics
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) cultures held in the isolate collections in Ethiopia between 1976 and 2008 were not characterized using biological and molecular techniques. The already characterized NDV isolates belonged to genotype VI but the genetic nature of previously collected isolates, which could shade light on the history of introduction into the country and their evolutionary relationships, were not established.