First report of Avian metapneumovirus type B in Iraqi broiler flocks with swollen head syndrome

Baraa Akeel Al-Hasan, Abdullah O. Alhatami, Husam Muhsen Abdulwahab, Ghadeer Sabah Bustani, Muhammad Ali Hameed, Ameer Haider Jawad

Veterinary World · 2022 · 13 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

aMPV may be the main etiological factor causing SHS in poultry. Moreover, this was the first report of the prevalence of subtype B aMPV strains in broiler farms in Iraq.

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