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Genotyping of Newcastle disease viruses isolated from 2002 to 2004 in China.

The main function region of the fusion (F) protein gene of 124 strains of Newcastle disease virus isolated from 2002 to 2004 in China was amplified and sequenced for further phylogenetic and residue substitutive analysis. Most of the isolates were classified into genotype VIIc, VIId, VIf, and VIb, while others into genotype IX, III, or II. The genotype IX, a unique genotype which includes strain F48, the first Chinese virulent NDV strain isolated in 1948, were still found inducing sporadic infections in certain areas. Subgenotype VIIc, VIId, and VIIe viruses, which were distributed in clusters in the phylogenetic tree distinct from members of subgenotypes VIIa and VIIb, were responsible for most outbreaks in China and circulated predominantly in China in recent years. Strain NDV03-026, an isolate of the genotype II which was normally lentogenic, was found carrying (112)RRQKRF(117) motif at the cleavage site of F protein as the virulent strain.

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Electrocardiographic and respiratory responses to viscerotropic and neurotropic strains of Newcastle disease virus measured by radio telemetry.

Two groups each of White Rock chickens from 6 to 23 weeks old were monitored by radio telemetry to determine their electrocardiogram and respiration response after they were infected with either a velogenic viscerotropic isolate of Newcastle disease virus (VVND) or the neurotropic GB strain of Newcastle disease virus (NGB). Significant changes were found in the heart rate, R wave amplitude, ST segment elevation, T wave amplitude, RS complex interval, ST segment duration T wave interval, TP segment duration, PR segment duration and TP interval of the birds infected with VVND, but no significant ECG changes were found in the birds infected with NGB. There were no significant changes in respiration rate in any birds.

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Vaccination of broiler chicks from breeder flocks immunized with a live or inactivated oil emulsion Newcastle disease vaccine.

One-day-old chicks used in this study were from breeder flocks vaccinated with live (B1 and LaSota) or inactivated oil emulsion Newcastle disease (ND) vaccine. Chicks were vaccinated against ND by various procedures. The vaccination response was evaluated by hemagglutination-inhibition antibody titers and by challenge. Chicks from breeder flocks vaccinated with live virus vaccine had a geometric mean hemagglutination-inhibition antibody titer (GMT) for Newcastle of 7 (low maternal antibody titer) at 1 day of age, whereas those chickens derived from breeder flocks vaccinated with inactivated oil emulsion ND vaccine had a GMT of 84 (high maternal antibody titer). One-day-old chicks injected with live B1 vaccine were not immunized against ND regardless of breeder flock source. However, chickens with low maternal antibody titers were effectively immunized against ND when injected at 1 day of age with an inactivated or inactivated plus live ND vaccine. Chicks with high maternal antibody titers were not effectively protected when vaccinated with inactivated vaccine at 1 day of age; however, these chicks were protected when injected with a combined live and inactivated ND vaccine. Chicks from both breeder flocks were effectively immunized against ND when injected at 1 day of age with a live or inactivated ND vaccine and revaccinated by aerosol at 21 days of age with live B1 ND vaccine. Even though they were protected against ND, there appears to have been an interference phenomenon in chicks derived from breeder flocks vaccinated with the live ND vaccine. Beak-O-Vac vaccinated chickens were not effectively protected against ND when compared with chicks vaccinated by aerosol at 1 day of age. Water vaccination at 7, 14, or 21 days of age was as effective as aerosol vaccination when administered to chicks with low maternal antibody titers. However, water vaccination was not as effective as aerosol vaccination when administered to chicks with high maternal antibody titers.

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Experimental trials with a thermostable Newcastle disease virus (strain I2) in commercial and village chickens in Tanzania.

Antibody responses in indigenous village and commercial chickens vaccinated with 12 thermostable Newcastle disease (ND) vaccine and protection levels against challenge with a virulent field isolate were determined. The antibody response of village chickens vaccinated by eye drop revealed that 30, 60 and 90 days after primary vaccination, the mean log2 HI titres were 6.1, 5.4 and 3.6, respectively, whereas for commercial chickens, the antibody response after 14, 30 and 90 days were 8.2, 5.1 and 4.2, respectively. Village chickens vaccinated orally via drinking water had mean log2 HI titres of 3.4 after 30 days. After booster vaccination, the mean HI titre was 5.4 and 3.3 after 30 and 60 days post-secondary vaccination (i.e. 60 and 90 days after primary vaccination). Antibody response of mean log2 HI titres of 2.6 was recorded 30 days after primary vaccination orally through food; 30 and 60 days after secondary vaccination (i.e. 60 and 90 days after primary vaccination), mean log2 HI titres were 5.3 and 3.2, respectively. All commercial and village chickens vaccinated by eye drop survived the challenge trial whereas village chickens vaccinated through drinking water and food had protection levels of 80% and 60% 30 days after primary vaccination, respectively. However, 30 days after booster vaccination, the protection level was 100%. At 60 days after secondary vaccination, the protection level dropped again to 80% for chickens vaccinated orally. All control chickens used in the challenge trials developed clinical ND and died 3-5 days after inoculation with the virulent virus. Supported by laboratory findings, I2 strain of NDV seemed to be avirulent, immunogenic and highly protective against virulent isolates of NDV. It may be a suitable vaccine to use in village chickens to vaccinate them against ND in rural areas.

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Serological and virological studies of Newcastle disease and avian influenza in slaughter-age ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Japan.

Serum samples from 191 ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Japan were tested for antibodies to Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and avian influenza virus (AIV). Twenty-two (12%) contained NDV-specific neutralizing antibodies by a virus-neutralization (VN) test without vaccination. Antibodies to AIV were not detected in the any sera by an agar gel precipitation test. Seven serum samples that had vaccinated with live NDV by eye drop were all positive by the VN test at 1 month post vaccination. A haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test for NDV seemed not to be suitable for ostriches because of non-specific agglutination of chicken red blood cells. No haemagglutinating viruses were isolated. This is the first report on detection of antibodies against NDV in ostriches in Japan.

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Antibody response to Newcastle disease vaccination in a flock of young houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata).

Twelve young houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata) were vaccinated with a lentogenic strain of Newcastle disease virus. Another seven birds were kept in close contact with the treated flock but were not vaccinated. Antibody levels were measured in all birds with hemagglutination inhibition test over the course of 1 yr. Antibody formation with no side effects was observed in 18 birds. The duration and amplitude of the antibody response differed between the groups.

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Newcastle disease in falcons.

Between March and October, 1975, 37 captive lanners (Falcon biarmicus abyssinicus) destined for exportation to Europe from Kano, Nigeria were examined for Newcastle Disease (ND) by the haemagglutination-inhibition technique in our laboratory. Twenty-one or 57% of the falcons showed high titres, presumably as the result of natural exposure to ND virus.

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Detection and identification of the Newcastle disease virus infection by electron and immunoelectron microscopy.

Various electron microscopic (EM) and immunoelectron microscopic (IEM) techniques were used to demonstrate and identify the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infection. By IEM, the number of virions in native allantoic fluids was increased 50-100 times in comparison with direct EM. The immunogold staining showed that a number of immunogold particles were specifically bound to the antigen determinants located on the virion surface and these results were much easier to interpret. The obtained results showed that the EM and IEM can be successfully employed for a precise and rapid detection of NDV as well as for identification of this infection among other viral or bacterial infections.

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The influence of the incubation period and the amount of antigen on the haemagglutination inhibition titres to Newcastle disease virus.

An investigation was made into the significance of incubation period and amount of antigen used in the haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test for Newcastle disease virus in chicken serum. Also the results of a manually performed macrotest were compared with those of an automated microtest. Both incubation period and amount of antigen greatly influenced the HI titres. In incubating sera the titres increased up to 75 or 120 minutes when respectively 2 or 4 haemagglutinating units per volume were used. By contrast they became stable after 45 minutes' incubation with 8 units per volume. It was concluded that the latter combination gave optimum results. There were no significant differences between the results obtained with the macro and the micro technique.

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Role of interferon-like viral inhibitor in endotoxin-induced corneal resistance to Newcastle disease virus.

Oh, J. O. (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada), and E. J. Gill. Role of interferon-like viral inhibitor in endotoxin-induced corneal resistance to Newcastle disease virus. J. Bacteriol. 91:251-256. 1966.-A state of marked resistance to the toxic corneal effects of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was observed in rabbit eyes after intravenous injection of 10 or 100 mug of typhoid endotoxin. By use of tissue cultures of rabbit corneal endothelial cells for assay, high titers of an interferon-like viral inhibitor were detected in serum and in ocular aqueous humor of these animals. The pretreatment of eyes with aqueous humor or serum containing the inhibitor markedly suppressed the production of corneal toxicity by NDV. The intravenous injection of 1 mug of the endotoxin had a negligible effect on the corneal reaction, and little or no inhibitor was found in either serum or aqueous humor. Normal aqueous humor or serum contained no inhibitor and had no suppressive effect on the NDV-induced reactions. The results indicated that the inhibitor played an important role in the induction of corneal resistance to NDV in vivo. The inhibitor in aqueous humor of endotoxin-injected rabbits was found to be derived from blood after an increase in the permeability of "blood-aqueous barrier" of iris due to the endotoxin. Therefore, intravenously administered typhoid endotoxin induced corneal resistance to NDV in rabbits through its dual action on host: (i) release of an interferon-like viral inhibitor into the blood stream and (ii) disruption of the blood-aqueous barrier of the iris, thus allowing the passage of the viral inhibitor from blood into the anterior chamber, where it modified the corneal endothelial cells to render them resistant to NDV.

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[Pathomorphological changes after the single aerosol vaccination of broilers against Newcastle disease].

Morphologic studies were carried out with broilers at the age of 27 days after the single aerosol treatment with the B1 vaccine against Newcastle disease. Investigated were the lungs, liver, spleen, and the bursa of Fabricius. It was found that the proliferation response of the reticulo-endothelial system set in as early as the third days following vaccination, its manifestation being most strong in the lungs. The activation of the reticulo-endothelial system reached its peak on the 15 th to 18 th day, after which it progressively declined. On the 30 th day following vaccination there were still traces of the proliferative reaction in the bursa and the spleen. No serious destruction was noted in the lungs with the exception of epithelial desquamation in the bronchioles.

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Embryonated eggs compared with fragments of chorioallantois attached to egg shell for isolation of Newcastle disease virus.

The feasibility of using fragments of chorioallantois attached to egg shell (C-S) as an alternative to embryonated eggs for isolating Newcastle disease virus (NDV) was assessed. In paired titrations of 6 strains of virus, embryonated eggs detected an average of 6-to-7-fold greater amounts of virus than did C-S fragments. The efficiency of isolation of viscerotropic velogenic NDV from 240 swab samples was 97% in embryonated eggs and 84% in C-S fragments. Sensitivity differences between the 2 host systems were revealed only in tests of samples expected to contain small amounts of virus. These results suggest that C-S fragments can be reliably used in some but not all instances, thereby relieving logistic constraints sometimes associated with the use of embryonated eggs.

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Genetic variation in resistance of turkeys to experimental infection with Newcastle disease virus.

Seven hundred eighty male and female turkeys representing four genetic lines were challenged in four experiments with the Texas GB strain of Newcastle disease virus (NDV). The lines of turkeys included two randombred control lines (RBC1 and RBC2), a subline (E) of RBC1 selected for increased egg production, and a subline (F) of RBC2 selected for increased 16-week body weight. Mortality in turkeys of subline F (32.5%) was significantly higher than that in turkeys of line RBC2 (15.8%), subline E (17.5%), and line RBC1 (18.4%). At the end of each experiment, surviving birds were tested for antibody to NDV using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and hemagglutination-inhibition (HI) test. Turkeys of subline E and line RBC1 had significantly lower ELISA antibody titers than those of subline F and line RBC2. Subline F had the highest HI antibody titers, followed in decreasing order by lines RBC2 and RBC1 and subline E. No apparent correlation was found between antibody response and mortality after NDV challenge.

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Embryo vaccination of turkeys against Newcastle disease infection with recombinant fowlpox virus constructs containing interferons as adjuvants.

Recombinant fowlpox viruses (rFPV) expressing the fusion and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase glycoproteins of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) as well as chicken type I interferon (IFN) or type II IFN were used to vaccinate specific pathogen-free (SPF) turkeys in ovo. No significant changes in the hatchability, survival rate, performance and weight gain were observed after vaccination with the rFPV vaccines in comparison to diluent-inoculated embryos. The rFPV-NDV-IFN-II construct induced the onset of anti-NDV antibody production in SPF birds at one week post hatch, one week earlier than other vaccine constructs. Three to five weeks post hatch, the turkeys were challenged with the neurotropic velogenic NDV strain Texas GB (NDV-GB-Tx). The rFPV-NDV-IFN-II construct was the most protective vaccine against NDV. rFPV vaccines significantly (p<0.05) suppressed the mitogenic response of peripheral blood leukocytes in vaccinated turkeys in comparison to placebo inoculated controls at 25 days post vaccination. Birds vaccinated with rFPV-NDV-IFN-I construct did not have an inhibition in the mitogenic response.

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Generation of a recombinant chimeric Newcastle disease virus vaccine that allows serological differentiation between vaccinated and infected animals.

Using a recently developed reverse genetics system, we have generated a recombinant Newcastle disease virus (NDV) vaccine in which the gene encoding the hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) has been replaced by a hybrid HN gene consisting of the cytoplasmic domain, transmembrane region, and stalk region of HN of NDV, and the immunogenic globular domain of HN of avian paramyxovirus type 4 (APMV4). The objective was to generate a chimeric live vaccine that induces a protective immune response against NDV by eliciting neutralizing antibodies against the fusion (F) protein, but which can be differentiated from wild-type NDV on the basis of different antibodies elicited by their HN proteins. Pathogenicity tests in day-old chickens showed that the recombinant was non-virulent (intracerebral pathogenicity index [ICPI]=0.00). A vaccination-challenge experiment in 4-week-old specific pathogen free chickens demonstrated that the recombinant was completely safe and was able to protect chickens from challenge with a lethal dose of virulent NDV. By using a secreted form of HN produced in Pichia pastoris, a test was developed that allowed serological differentiation between animals vaccinated with the recombinant vaccine and animals infected with NDV. These results demonstrate that genetically modified marker vaccines can be generated from small RNA viruses that lack non-essential genes.

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