title: Isolation and characterisation of Newcastle disease virus strain in a feral dove (Stigmatopelia senegalensis) in Nigeria.
abstract: An isolate of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was obtained from a feral dove, (Stigmatopelia senegalensis). The isolate was shown to have a mean-death-time of 96 h and an intracerebral pathogenicity index of 0.10. It was immunogenic but not pathogenic for 6-week old chicks on experimental infection. Based on these observations the isolate was classified as a lentogenic strain. The role of such isolates of NDV from wild birds on the Nigerian poultry industry is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ojeh
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Okoro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology*; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009549:Nigeria; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors