S. A. Ghafouri

Department of Health and Management of Poultry Diseases, Iranian Veterinary Organization. Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Serological Survey of Avian Influenza (H9N2) in Commercial Ostrich Farms in Iran, 2015

The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of avian influenzaH9N2 subtype in the industrial ostrich farms and its geographical distribution. This cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2015. A total of 40 farms were selected from different provinces of Iran, from each of which 11 ostriches (n=440) were sampled. The sera samples were examined using 4 hemagglutina...

[ 2 ] - بررسی تفاوت بیان ژن RASGRP3 در پاسخ پرنده به آنفلوانزا نسبت به پرنده‌ی سالم با استفاده از آنالیز داده‌های بیان ژن و PCR کمی

    ژن RASGRP3 یکی از ژن­هایی است که اثرگذاری آن بر پیامد آلودگی آنفلوانزا در میزبان بسیار محتمل است.  این ژن پاسخ التهابی را کاهش داده و در واقع آستانه­ای برای ممانعت از پاسخ التهابی شدید که منجر به آسیب بافت­های میزبان می­شود، تنظیم می­نماید.  به منظور بررسی دخالت این ژن در پاسخ میزبان به آنفلوانزا از آنالیز داده­های ترنسکریپتوم موجود در پایگاه­های داده­ای و سپس PCR کمی استفاده نمودی...

[ 3 ] - Effectiveness of Thermostable Vaccine for Newcastle Disease Produced by the Razi Institute on Backyard Poultry in Iran during 2015

Newcastle disease causes many economic losses to the poultry industry in most countries. This disease is endemic in Iran. Backyard poultry is considered the reservoir of Newcastle virus; however, there is either no vaccination program against Newcastle, or it is performed in a restricted manner. Commercial live vaccines are inactive and sensitive to temperature; moreover, vaccine delivery to vi...