Newcastle disease sero and viro-prevalence in rural poultry in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: Bangladesh experiences some of the highest malnutrition rates in the world, and efforts are being made to increase food security and overall health status. One of the largest constrains on increasing food security is endemic diseases among livestock and poultry populations. Newcastle Disease (ND) is one of these viral endemic diseases reducing food security. However, the sero- and viro-prevalence of ND has not been thoroughly studied in rural poultry in Bangladesh. Knowledge of farm management practices and their effect on ND sero and viro-prevalence is needed before interventions can occur, and efforts to improve the endemic state of ND cannot begin without a baseline study. This cross-sectional study randomly sampled 129 rural households with 245 chickens for the sero-prevalence and acti

SUBMITTER: Belgrad JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437679 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature