Occurrence of chicken parvovirus infection in poland.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the foregoing study was the determination of the occurrence of parvovirus in chicken flocks from different regions of Poland during 2002-2011. The material used for this study originated from chickens showing clinical symptoms of stunting and emaciation. For the quick detection of genetic material of the viruses in field samples, real-time PCR was applied. The conducted study implied on the occurrence of parvoviral infections in Poland in approximately 18% of investigated chicken flocks. However, their exact role remains still unknown.

SUBMITTER: Tarasiuk K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3282887 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature