Human Metapneumovirus in Turkey Poults

This study was conducted to reexamine the hypothesis that human metapneumovirus (hMPV) will not infect turkeys. Six groups of 2-week-old turkeys (20 per group) were inoculated oculonasally with 1 of the following: noninfected cell suspension; hMPV genotype A1, A2, B1, or B2; or avian metapneumovirus...

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Main Authors: Binu T. Velayudhan, Kakambi V. Nagaraja, Anil J. Thachil, Daniel P. Shaw, Gregory C. Gray, David A. Halvorson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/12/06-0450_article