First report of seroprevalence and genetic characterization of avian orthoreovirus in Egypt

Recently, the Egyptian broiler industry has experienced an increased incidence of avian reovirus (ARV) infections. However, to date, no studies have been carried out to investigate the epidemiologic status of ARV infections as well as the genetic characteristics of the currently circulating ARV strains. The present study estimates the seroprevalence of ARV infections in Alexandria, El-Behera, Giza, Kafr El-Sheikh, and Gharbia governorates,...