Molecular epidemiology of infectious bursal disease virus in the Near East and Persian Gulf regions

Matteo Legnardi; Francesca Poletto; Safaa Alam; Abdallah Cherfane; Bertrand Le-Tallec; Giovanni Franzo; Claudia Maria Tucciarone; Caterina Lupini; Daniela Pasotto; Mattia Cecchinato

doi:10.1080/03079457.2023.2270531

Molecular epidemiology of infectious bursal disease virus in the Near East and Persian Gulf regions

Avian Pathol. 2024 Feb;53(1):56-67. doi: 10.1080/03079457.2023.2270531. Epub 2023 Dec 19.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padova, Legnaro, Italy.
² Near East, Gulf and Sudan CEVA Animal Health LLC, Beirut, Lebanon.
³ CEVA Santé Animale, Libourne, France.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy.

PMID: 37823857
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2023.2270531

Abstract

Different field IBDVs were found to circulate in the Near and Middle East.Multiple atypical genotypes (A3B1, A4B1, A6B1) were found to circulate extensively.Traditional very virulent IBDVs (A3B2) were a minority of the detected strains.Viral exchanges can be hypothesized between the region and different continents.

Keywords: Infectious bursal disease virus; Middle East; Near East; Persian Gulf; molecular epidemiology; vaccination.

MeSH terms

Animals
Birnaviridae Infections* / epidemiology
Birnaviridae Infections* / veterinary
Chickens / genetics
Indian Ocean
Infectious bursal disease virus* / genetics
Middle East / epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology
Phylogeny
Poultry Diseases*
Viral Structural Proteins / genetics

Substances

Viral Structural Proteins