Molecular epidemiology of infectious bursal disease virus in Zambia

Nucleotide sequences of the VP2 hypervariable region (VP2-HVR) of 10 infectious bursal disease viruses detected in indigenous and exotic chickens in Zambia from 2004 to 2005 were determined. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the viruses diverged into two genotypes and belonged to the African very vi...

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Main Authors: Christopher J. Kasanga, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Hetron M. Munang’andu, Kenji Ohya, Hideto Fukushi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
Online Access:https://jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/908