Analysis of Avian Orthoavulavirus 1 Detected in the Russian Federation between 2017 and 2021
Journal: Vaccines
Year: 2023

Newcastle disease virus (<i>NDV, Avian orthoavulavirus type 1, AOAV-1</i>) is a contagious high-impact poultry pathogen with infections detected worldwide. In the present study, 19,500 clinical samples from wild bird species and poultry collected from 28 regions of Russia between 2017 and 2021 were screened for the presence of the <i>AOAV-1</i> genome. NDV RNA was detected in 15 samples from wild birds and 63 samples from poultry. All isolates were screened for a partial sequence of the fusion (