Brazilian avian metapneumovirus subtypes A and B: experimental infection of broilers and evaluation of vaccine efficacy Metapneumovirus aviário subtipos A e B brasileiros: infecção experimental em frangos de corte e eficácia vacinal

Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is a respiratory pathogen associated with the swollen head syndrome (SHS) in chickens. In Brazil, live aMPV vaccines are currently used, but subtypes A and, mainly subtype B (aMPV/A and aMPV/B) are still circulating. This study was conducted to characterize two Brazilian...

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Published in:	Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
Main Authors:	Márcia B. dos Santos, Matheus C. Martini, Helena L. Ferreira, Luciana H.A. da Silva, Paulo A. Fellipe, Fernando R. Spilki, Clarice W. Arns
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2012-12-01
Subjects:	Metapneumovirus aviário replicação in vivo proteção vacinal Avian metapneumovirus in vivo replication vaccine protection
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2012001200008