Genetically diverse coronaviruses in wild bird populations of northern England

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) causes a costly respiratory viral disease of chickens. The role of wild birds in the epidemiology of IBV is poorly understood. We detected diverse coronaviruses by PCR in wildfowl and wading birds in England. Sequence analysis showed some viruses to be related to IBV.

keywords 🔗 bronchitis virus (233) 🔗 poorly understood (52) 🔗 wild birds (14)

author 👤 Hughes, Laura A. 👤 Savage, Carol 👤 Naylor, Clive 👤 Bennett, Malcolm 👤 Chantrey, Julian 👤 Jones, Richard

year ⏰ 2009

journal 📚 Emerging Infectious Diseases

issn 🗄 10806040 10806059

volume 15

number 7

page 1091-1094

doi 📄 10.3201/eid1507.090067 ⤴

citedbycount 37

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