Serological Survey of Avian Metapneumovirus Infection in Chickens in Bangladesh

Serological Survey of Avian Metapneumovirus Infection in Chickens in Bangladesh

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SUMMARY: Avian metapneumovirus (AMPV) is an important pathogen for chicken and turkey, responsible for acute upper respiratory tract infection and swollen head syndrome.The disease is click here highly contagious and causes significant economic losses in chicken and turkey flocks, particularly when associated with secondary infections.In the present study, we performed a serological survey in chicken sera collected from Bangladesh during the period 2014 to 2016.

Of 1929, chicken sera examined by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, 1,028 (53.29%) were positive.The incidence of AMPV antibodies was higher operation igloo white in broiler breeder flocks aged over 41 wk.

The seropositive rate was higher in Gazipur and Mymensingh district and during rainy and winter seasons.This is the first report of serologic evidence of AMPV in Bangladesh.Our results indicate that commercial poultry in Bangladesh is exposed to AMPV.