| Autor: |
E. Kolawole Oladipo, J. Kola Oloke, J. Adekunle Adeniji |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Open Veterinary Journal, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 347-350 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2218-6050 |
| DOI: |
10.4314/ovj.v8i3.16 |
| Popis: |
Understanding the pathogenicity of avian influenza viruses in poultry is an important scientific and public health challenge because of antigenic shift/drift and a source of novel, potentially human-pathogenic strains. We have previously isolated an influenza A strain (H5N1/2014/Ogbomoso) from an outbreak among pig and have now aimed to assess its pathogenicity in an avian host and to categorize it as a low or high pathogenic strain. Intravenous pathogenicity index of the isolated virus was assayed using experimental infection of 6 weeks old pathogen-specific free chicken. The peak of clinical signs was on day three post-infection, and one death was observed on day eight. The intravenous pathogenicity index of this isolate was 0.08. This results classify this isolate as a low pathogenic avian influenza strain. |
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