A surveillance for Detection Of Avian Influenza Virus From Broiler Flocks At Delta, Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Vet. Medicine, Zagazig University

2 Animal Health Research Institute , Dokki, Giza

3 Animal Health Research Institute, NLQP Gamasa

Abstract

A total of 100 broiler farms reprsenting 765 500 chickens from 5 different Egyptian governorates at Delta, including ; Al-Dakahlia (56), Dametta (20), Al-Sharkia (6), Kafer Elsheakh (8), Al-Gharbia (10) farms respectively; were examined with both clinical and seroexamination. Sample for rapid test contains pool from 5 tracheal swabs were collected randomly from birds showed clinical symptoms of AI, samples for PCR contains pool from 5 tracheal  and 5 colacal swabs. Samples were collected during period from 2/1/2010 to 28/12/2010.  Results of rapid test showed 39.2%, 50%, 60% , 75% , 40%  also , results of RT PCR test showed 33.9% , 30% , 33.3% , 50% and 30% for governorates of Al-Dakahlia, Dametta, Al-Sharkia, Kafer Elsheakh and Al-Gharbia, respectively.

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