Identification of Clade E Avipoxvirus, Mozambique, 2016

Lourenço Mapaco, Zeiss Lacerda, Iolanda V. A. Monjane, Esayas Gelaye, Afonso Sussuro, Gerrit J. Viljoen, William G. Dundon, Sara J. Achá

Emerging infectious diseases · 2017 · 17 citations · 8 references

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Analysis of scab samples collected from poultry during outbreaks of fowlpox in Mozambique in 2016 revealed the presence of clade E avipoxviruses. Infected poultry were from flocks that had been vaccinated against fowlpox virus. These findings require urgent reevaluation of the vaccine formula and control strategies in this country.

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