title: Newcastle disease virus in little owls (Athene noctua) and African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in an Israeli zoo.
abstract: Newcastle disease is a contagious and often fatal disease, capable of affecting all species of birds. A velogenic Newcastle disease virus (vNDV) outbreak occurred in an Israeli zoo, in which Little owls (Athene noctua) and African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) were found positive for presence of NDV. Some of them have died. The diagnostic process included: post-mortem examination, histopathology, real-time RT-PCR assay, virus isolation, serology, intracerebral pathogenicity index and phylogenetic analysis. A vNDV was diagnosed and found to be closely related to isolates from vNDV outbreaks that occurred in commercial poultry flocks during 2011. All isolates were classified as lineage 5d.
authors: Division of Avian and Aquatic Animal Diseases, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Haddas
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Meir
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Perk
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Horowitz
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Lapin
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Rosenbluth
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Lublin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000821:virology*; D001344:Autopsy; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009522:Newcastle disease virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D046429:Spheniscidae / Q000821:virology*; D020305:Strigiformes / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: African penguin; Athene noctua; Little owl; Newcastle disease virus; Spheniscus demersus