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Paramyxovirus
Data on paramyxovirus described by researchers at Department of Agriculture
November 18th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "As part of West Nile virus surveillance programs in Rhode Island and eastern Texas between 2000 and 2007, brain tissue was collected from 5,608 dead birds representing 21 avian orders found in public places or reported by homeowners. Fifteen Newcastle disease virus isolates were recovered only from birds of the order Columbiformes and were positively identified by the USDA-validated real-time reverse transcription-PCR assay targeting the matrix gene and more specifically as pigeon paramyxovirus serotype 1 (PPMV-1) by hemagglutinin inhibition with monoclonal antibodies." "Based upon partial genomic sequencing and phylogenetic...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-11-18)
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