title: A preliminary note on the prevalence of infectious bursal disease of poultry in Cameroon.
abstract: The occurrence of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in industrial poultry flocks in Cameroon was investigated by serological and virological techniques. Antibody to IBD virus was detected in 118 (33.9%) out of 348 serum samples collected in seven randomly selected areas. On the other hand, virological examination was performed on bursa of Fabricius samples obtained post-mortem from flocks in which there was a high mortality among young birds. This virological examination revealed the presence of IBD virus antigen. These observations confirm the occurrence of infectious bursal disease in Cameronian industrial poultry flocks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Durojaiye
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kwenkam
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002163:Cameroon; D007243:Infectious bursal disease virus / Q000276:immunology*; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral