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Rivista trimestrale di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria edita dall'Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’

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2012 - Volume 48 (3), July-September
   
 
Innocent Okwundu Nwankwo, Olufemi Oladayo Faleke & John Garba  
Avian influenza virus infection in apparently healthy domestic birds in Sokoto, Nigeria 309-312
       
Summary
The study was conducted among apparently healthy birds brought from different local government areas, neighbouring states and across international boundaries to the Sokoto central live bird market between October 2008 and March 2009. Tracheal and cloacal swabs were collected from 221 apparently healthy birds comprising 182 chickens, 3 turkeys, 11 guineafowl, 17 ducks and 8 pigeons. These samples were analysed using nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) to check for the presence of avian influenza virus. An overall prevalence of 1.4% (3 positive cases) was detected with two cases observed in chickens and one in a pigeon. The findings indicate the circulation of avian influenza in the study area. This raises concern for human and animal health due to zoonotic and economic implications of this virus.

Keywords
Apparently healthy birds, Avian influenza, Bird, Nested polymerase chain reaction, Nigeria, nPCR, Sokoto, Virus.


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