Detection and Identification of Avian Orthoavulovirus-1 in Broiler Chickens in Mid and South Areas of Iraq

Faraj, Katherine Bander; Al-Iedani, Ali A.; Seger, Waleed Majeed

doi:10.23975/bjvr.2024.155001.1154

	Detection and Identification of Avian Orthoavulovirus-1 in Broiler Chickens in Mid and South Areas of Iraq
Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research
Volume 23, Issue 4, December 2024, Pages 207-218 PDF (564.18 K)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.23975/bjvr.2024.155001.1154
Authors
Katherine Bander Faraj^* ¹; Ali A. Al-Iedani²; Waleed Majeed Seger³
¹College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Iraq.
²Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq.
³Department of Pathology and, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Abstract
This study investigates the presence and investigate of Avian Orthoavulovirus-1 (AOAV-1), previously also called avian paramyxovirus-1, in Iraqi broiler chickens. Newcastle disease, a highly contagious and economically important poultry disease, is caused by AOAV-1. A total of 250 samples were collected from 6 Iraqi provinces; Clinically, 150 samples indicated ND. Using PCR and clinical examination, the virus was examined in 150 broiler samples from farms in the north, center and south of Iraq that clinically indicated ND. According to the results (50), 33.3% of the samples tested were positive for PCR detection using the F and HN genes. The results of this investigation may have implications for regional disease control strategies and advance our understanding of the occurrence of AOAV-1 in Iraqi poultry.
Keywords
NDV; Avian Paramyxovirus-1; Avian Orthoavulovirus-1; RT-PCR

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