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27 June 2011 Identification and Phylogenetic Diversity of Parvovirus Circulating in Commercial Chicken and Turkey Flocks in Croatia
M Biđin, I Lojkić, Z Biđin, M Tišljar, D Majnarić
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Abstract

Phylogenetic diversity of parvovirus detected in commercial chicken and turkey flocks is described. Nine chicken and six turkey flocks from Croatian farms were tested for parvovirus presence. Intestinal samples from one turkey and seven chicken flocks were found positive, and were sequenced. Natural parvovirus infection was more frequently detected in chickens than in turkeys examined in this study. Sequence analysis of 400 nucleotide fragments of the nonstructural gene (NS) showed that our sequences had more similarity with chicken parvovirus (ChPV) (92.3%–99.7%) than turkey parvovirus (TuPV) (89.5%–98.9%) strains. Phylogenetic analysis grouped our sequences in two clades. Also, the higher prevalence of ChPV than TuPV in tested flocks was defined. The necropsy findings suggested a malabsorption syndrome followed by a preascitic condition. Further research of parvovirus infection, pathogenesis, and the possibility of its association with poult enteritis and mortality syndrome (PEMS) and runting and stunting syndrome (RSS) is needed to clarify its significance as an agent of enteric disease.

American Association of Avian Pathologists
M Biđin, I Lojkić, Z Biđin, M Tišljar, and D Majnarić "Identification and Phylogenetic Diversity of Parvovirus Circulating in Commercial Chicken and Turkey Flocks in Croatia," Avian Diseases 55(4), 693-696, (27 June 2011). https://doi.org/10.1637/9746-032811-Reg.1
Received: 28 March 2011; Accepted: 1 June 2011; Published: 27 June 2011
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