Genotypic characterization of two novel avian orthoreoviruses isolated in Iran from broilers with viral arthritis and malabsorption syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Avian reovirus (ARV) is a major poultry pathogen associated with arthritis, malabsorption, and enteric diseases in chickens. In recent years, emerging ARV strains have become a growing concern causing significant economic losses in broiler chickens around the world. This report focuses on the isolation of ARV from the clinical occurrence of ARV-associated diseases in commercial broiler chickens in Iran and the genotypic characterization of the selected isolates.

Case description

In 2018, two distinct clinical diseases, suggestive of malabsorption syndrome (MAS) and viral arthritis, were noticed in commercial broiler chickens in the north of Iran. Laboratory investigations were carried out following necropsy, documentation of the gross lesions, and sampling of the

SUBMITTER: Mirzazadeh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9238936 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature