DOVES AS CARRIERS TO NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Medicine & Poultry diseases, Faculty of Vet. Med., Assiut University

Abstract

Haemagglutinating- inhibiting and/or precipitating antibodies to Newcastle disease virus were detected in 41 out of 200 apparently healthy doves caught at different localities around Assiut. Two Newcastle disease virus isolates were recovered from the dropp < /strong>ings and internal organs of these doves. They were characterized as virulent strains of Newcastle disease virus.