title: Velogenic Newcastle disease virus in captive wild birds.
abstract: Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was isolated from the faeces of seven different species of clinically healthy captive wild birds. All seven NDV isolates were characterized as velogenic based on the mean death time in embryonated hens' eggs and the intracerebral pathogenicity index in day-old chicks. Three of the isolates were placed in group C1 based on the reactions with monoclonal antibodies. The role of captive wild birds in the epidemiology of Newcastle disease is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Animal Health Studies, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madhavaram Milk Colony, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Venugopalan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selvarangam
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramaswamy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001717:Birds; D002642:Chick Embryo; D010856:Columbidae / Q000821:virology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D007194:India; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000821:virology*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral