The Emergence of Q1 Genotype of Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus in Iran, 2019: the First Report

Overview

Journal Iran J Vet Res

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2020 Nov 12

PMID 33178303

Citations 2

Authors

A Ghalyanchilangeroudi

H Najafi

M H Fallah Mehrabadi

Z Ziafati Kafi

N Sadri

A Hojabr Rajeoni

A Modiri

A Safari

H Hosseini

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Abstract

Background: Avian infectious bronchitis (IB) is an infectious viral disease of chickens. The effective protection of chickens against many different infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) variants is not achieved unless the circulating genotypes in the region are identified and the cross-protection of the potential of vaccines in use is assessed.

Aims: In a monitoring program of IBVs, a new genotype was identified in the north of Iran, 2019. This work was conducted to isolate and characterize this new IBV genotype.

Methods: Tracheal tissues were collected from chickens showing signs of respiratory involvement. Specimens were homogenized and inoculated to the allantoic fluid of embryonated specific pathogen-free (SPF) eggs. Infectious bronchitis virus was detected using real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The hypervariable region of the IBV gene was amplified for sequencing.

Results: Positive samples were phylogenetically analyzed, and both positive isolates were clustered with Q1 IBV strains.

Conclusion: This is the first report of the Q1 outbreak in Iran. More investigations are needed to find the role of Q1 IBV in the respiratory disease complex of chickens.

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