Identification of Clade E Avipoxvirus, Mozambique, 2016

نویسندگان

  • Lourenço P. Mapaco
  • Zeiss Lacerda
  • Iolanda V.A. Monjane
  • Esayas Gelaye
  • Afonso H. Sussuro
  • Gerrit J. Viljoen
  • William G. Dundon
  • Sara J. Achá
چکیده

Analysis of scab samples collected from poultry during outbreaks of fowlpox in Mozambique in 2016 revealed the presence of clade E avipoxviruses. Infected poultry were from flocks that had been vaccinated against fowlpox virus. These findings require urgent reevaluation of the vaccine formula and control strategies in this country.

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دوره 23  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017