SURVEY OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5N1 VIRUS IN RACING PIGEON (Coloumbia livia domestica ) IN THREE REGIONS OF IRAQ.

	SURVEY OF AVIAN INFLUENZA H5N1 VIRUS IN RACING PIGEON (Coloumbia livia domestica ) IN THREE REGIONS OF IRAQ.
Euphrates Journal of Agriculture Science
Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 105-110
Abstract
ABSTRACT: This study was conducted as a survey to the avian influenza (H5N1) virus in racing pigeon (Coloumbia livia domestica) in three regions of Iraq in December 2013. Sixty four cloacal swabs were collected from cloaca of pigeon that used as racing pigeon in three regions of Iraq (Two in Babylon, one in Baghdad). Prepeared diagnostic kit was used for this perpuse. The results were detected for each test and the data were statistically analyzed by using Chi –square test. The results of this study revealed a significant(p<0.05)differences between the cases obtained from the tests, and the negative cases were the majority, while the minority is the positive cases , also there was no significant differences between the positive , negative and weak positive that examined for different region. The study recommended to conduct more tests and analyses that more accurate for isolating and identifying the type and serotype of virus by hemagglutination assay (HA), the Multiplex Reverse Transcription– Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and using the nucleotide sequence. Therefore, it could be concluded from this study is that possibility of the pigeon (Coloumbia livia domestica) to be the mode of transmission and spread the disease ,whether to human or animal and other domestic avian and its contribute to environmental pollution and impact on public health through contamination of one of the environmental vital components like water sources . Key word : Influenza , virus ,pigeon ,Avian ,Racing pigeon.

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