An Overview on Marek’s Disease Virus Evolution and Evidence for Increased Virulence in Brazil

Volume: 21, Issue: 1
Published: May 1, 2019
Abstract
Marek’s disease virus (MDV) has been shown to be evolving to higher virulence. One of the genetic sites involved in virulence which enables such characterization is the 339-amino acid Meq protein encoding gene (meq). The reemergence of clinical Marek’s disease (MD) in vaccinated flocks can be associated to changes in meq. Our studies have shown the presence of very virulent MDV strains in the Brazilian industrial and free-range poultry. We...
Paper Details
Title
An Overview on Marek’s Disease Virus Evolution and Evidence for Increased Virulence in Brazil
Published Date
May 1, 2019
Volume
21
Issue
1
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