Antibodies to Newcastle disease virus in the sera of indigenous chickens in Oodi, Kgatleng, Botswana.
A serological survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of antibodies to Newcastle disease virus in apparently healthy and unvaccinated adult indigenous chickens. Haemagglutination inhibiting antibodies to Newcastle disease virus were found in the sera of 51 out of 89 (57.3%) chickens sampled.
Mushi
E Z
EZ
Botswana College of Agriculture, Gaborone.
Binta
M G
MG
Chabo
R G
RG
Hyera
J M
JM
Thibanyane
K M
KM
Mkaria
J
J
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001902:Botswana / Q000453:epidemiology; D002645:Chickens; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000914:Antibodies, Viral