title: Avian metapneumovirus subgroup C infection in chickens, China.
abstract: Avian metapneumovirus causes acute respiratory tract infection and reductions in egg production in various avian species. We isolated and characterized an increasingly prevalent avian metapneumovirus subgroup C strain from meat-type commercial chickens with severe respiratory signs in China. Culling of infected flocks could lead to economic consequences.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Livestock and Poultry, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Shanshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xv
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shuhang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ruiping
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: She
authors.forename: Fengjiao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Jue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005814:Genes, Viral; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D029121:Metapneumovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D058889:Molecular Typing; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
keywords: Avian metapneumovirus subgroup C; China; M gene sequencing; Paramyxoviridae; Pneumovirinae; chickens; pathogenesis; viruses