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Prevalence of avian polyomavirus in psittacine birds in the Klang Valley


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Zanon, Zamir and Zainal Abidin, Nurulhuda Najihah and Abu, Jalila and Abdul Razak, Mariatulqabtiah (2018) Prevalence of avian polyomavirus in psittacine birds in the Klang Valley. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 41 (2). pp. 917-924. ISSN 1511-3701; ESSN: 2231-8542

Abstract

Avian polyomavirus (APV) primarily affects young birds and can cause mortality in a wide range of psittacine birds. This is the first study to detect the presence of APV in Malaysia. A total of 85 faecal samples were collected from symptom-free psittacines species from four different breeders in the Klang Valley. Upon genomic DNA extraction, the presence of APV was analysed by PCR using primers APVfull-AF (5'- ACAATGCCTAACGGAACGCC-3') and APVfull-AR (5'-CACCGAAGCGGCGATACTATA-3'). Positive results of 3 kbp PCR amplicon were detected in six out of the 30 samples (20%), which were from yellow-collared macaws, blue-headed parrots, red-crowned macaws, sulphur-crested cockatoos, blue-throated macaws, and Pesquet's parrots. As a conclusion, the prevalence of APV was clearly indicated.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Institute of Bioscience
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: PCR; Polyomavirus; Psittacine birds
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 06 Jul 2018 09:17
Last Modified: 06 Jul 2018 09:17
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64496
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