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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Isolation of H9N2 avian influenza virus from bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) in Egypt
Archives of Virology, Volume 157, No. 6, Year 2012
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Description
This study describes the first isolation of H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) from commercial bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) in Egypt. Infected birds showed neither clinical signs nor mortality. Virus isolation and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction confirmed the presence of the H9N2 virus in cloacal swab samples collected at 35 days of age and the absence of other AIV subtypes, including H5 and H7. The hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes of the isolated virus showed 99. 1% and 98. 2% nucleotide identity and 97. 3% and 100% amino acid identity, respectively, to those of H9N2 viruses currently circulating in poultry in the Middle East. Phylogenetically, the Egyptian H9N2 virus was closely related to viruses of the G1-like lineage isolated from neighbouring countries, indicating possible epidemiological links. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.
Authors & Co-Authors
El-Zoghby, Elham F.
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Arafa, Abdel Satar A.
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Hassan, Mohammed Ismail
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Aly, Mona Meherez
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Selim, Abdullah A.
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Kilany, Walid Hamdy
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Selim, Usama
Egypt, Cairo
Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture, Cairo
Nasef, Soad A.
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Aggor, Mohamed G.
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Abdelwhab, Elsayed M.
Egypt, Giza
Central Laboratory for Quality Control of Poultry Productionclqp
Germany, Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin
Germany, Tubingen
Friedrich-loeffler-institute
Hafez, Hafez Mohamed
Germany, Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin
Statistics
Citations: 98
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00705-012-1269-z
ISSN:
03048608
Study Locations
Egypt