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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44(3), 2008, pp. 772-776
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Monitoring of Wild birds for Newcastle Disease Virus in Switzerland Using Real Time RT-PCR

 Glauco Camenisch1,2, Risch Bandli1 and Richard Hoop1

1 Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology, National Reference Center for Poultry and Rabbit Diseases, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 270, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
2 Corresponding author (email: glauco.camenisch{at}gmail.com)

ABSTRACT:   Wild birds are considered to be the natural reservoir of the Newcastle disease virus (NDV; avian paramyxovirus-1) causing New-castle disease, and are often suspected to be involved in outbreaks in domesticated birds. To assess the epidemiologic status of wild birds living, or overwintering, in Switzerland, 3,049 cloacal swabs covering the period 2003–2006 were screened for NDV, using real time RT-PCR. All samples were negative. This result seems in contrast with previously performed serologic screenings of wild birds.
  Key words:  Avian paramyxovirus-1, New-castle disease, real time RT-PCR, Switzerland, wild birds.






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