Genetically Diverse Coronaviruses in Wild Bird Populations of Northern England

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes a costly respiratory viral disease of chickens. The role of wild birds in the epidemiology of IBV is poorly understood. We detected diverse coronaviruses by PCR in wildfowl and wading birds in England. Sequence analysis showed some viruses to be related to IB...

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Main Authors: Laura A. Hughes, Carol Savage, Clive Naylor, Malcolm Bennett, Julian Chantrey, Richard Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
IBV
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/7/09-0067_article