Molecular epidemiology of Avian Rotaviruses Group A and D shed by different bird species in Nigeria

Molecular epidemiology of Avian Rotaviruses Group A and D shed by different bird species in Nigeria

Abstract Background Avian rotaviruses (RVs) cause gastrointestinal diseases of birds worldwide. However, prevalence, diversity, epidemiology and phylogeny of RVs remain largely under-investigated in Africa. Methods Fecal samples from 349 birds (158 symptomatic, 107 asymptomatic and 84 birds without...

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Main Authors: Maude Pauly, Oluwole O. Oni, Aurélie Sausy, Ademola A. Owoade, Christopher A. O. Adeyefa, Claude P. Muller, Judith M. Hübschen, Chantal J. Snoeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Avian rotaviruses
Host permissiveness
Virus diversity
Epidemiology
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-017-0778-5

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