First report of co-infections of Marek's disease virus and chicken infectious anaemia virus in poultry flocks in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT: Marek's disease (MD) and chicken infectious anaemia (CIA) are viral immunosuppressive diseases of poultry caused by the MD virus (MDV) and CIA virus (CIAV) respectively. Despite vaccination against MD, the incidence of the disease in vaccinated poultry flocks in Nigeria persists. However, underlying factors like co-infection with CIAV have not been investigated in the country. This study was designed to investigate possible co-infections of MDV and CIAV in poultry flocks in Nigeria. In 2016, tumorous tissue samples were collected from suspected cases of MD at necropsy in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The samples collected were fixed in formalin for histopathological examination, genomic DNA was extracted from a second part and analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), targeting the me

SUBMITTER: Adedeji AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884768 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature