Predominance of reassortant infectious bursal disease viruses in Turkish poultry flocks.

ABSTRACT: Infectious bursal disease (IBD), caused by the infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), is an acute, highly contagious viral infection that severely immunosuppresses poultry, threatening global poultry health and production. The co-circulation of field and vaccine strains of IBDV in poultry flocks facilitates genetic diversification through mutation and recombination, leading to the emergence of novel variants. To assess this dynamic, we characterized the genetic diversity of IBDV strains in vaccinated Turkish flocks during 2024-2025. RT-PCR detected IBDV in 91.4 % of broiler and 90.2 % of layer samples. Genetic analysis of the VP2 and VP1 genes from 35 strains identified three co-circulating genotypes. Notably, reassortant A3B1 strains were predominant, while classical (A1B1) and very viru

SUBMITTER: Bayraktar E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12747199 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature