Out of sight, but not out of mind: aspects of the avian oncogenic herpesvirus, Marek's disease virus

I Davidson - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Often tumors are eventually observed at poultry slaughter, leading to
condemnation, not of zoonotic, but because of esthetic reasons. Most avian tumors are …

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Marek's disease virus in chickens from Ogun State, Nigeria

EB Oluwayinka, EB Otesile, OO Oni, OL Ajayi… - Avian …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Marek's disease (MD) is caused by oncogenic MD virus serotype 1 (MDV1) and is
characterized by lymphoproliferative lesions resulting in high morbidity and mortality in …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization of the meq gene of Marek's disease viruses detected in unvaccinated backyard chickens reveals the circulation of low-and high …

G Mescolini, C Lupini, V Felice, A Guerrini, F Silveira… - Poultry Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Marek's disease (MD) is an important lymphoproliferative disease of chickens, caused by
Gallid alphaherpesvirus 2 (GaHV-2). Outbreaks are commonly reported in commercial …

Marek's disease viruses circulating in commercial poultry in Italy in the years 2015–2018 are closely related by their meq gene phylogeny

G Mescolini, C Lupini, I Davidson… - Transboundary and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Marek's disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease important to the poultry industry
worldwide; it is caused by Gallid alphaherpesvirus 2 (GaHV‐2). The virulence of GaHV‐2 …

Virulence evaluation of Israeli Marek's disease virus isolates from commercial poultry using their meq gene sequence

I Davidson, C Lupini, E Catelli, G Quaglia, L Maddaloni… - Virus Genes, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Fifty-seven Gallid alphaherpesvirus 2 (GaHV-2) isolates, collected during a 30-year
period (1990–2019) from commercial poultry flocks affected by Marek's disease (MD), were …

Marek's disease: time to review the emerging threat in Indian poultry

TR Kannaki, V Gowthaman - World's Poultry Science Journal, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Marek's disease (MD) is one of the re-emerging diseases in Indian poultry. MD outbreaks
are reported from different parts of the country in spite of vaccination, causing major …

[HTML][HTML] The Meq Genes of Nigerian Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) Field Isolates Contain Mutations Common to Both European and US High Virulence Strains

JN Patria, L Jwander, I Mbachu, L Parcells… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Marek's disease (MD) is a pathology affecting chickens caused by Marek's
disease virus (MDV), an acute transforming alphaherpesvirus of the genus Mardivirus. MD is …

Phenotypic Characterization of Recombinant Marek's Disease Virus in Live Birds Validates Polymorphisms Associated with Virulence

T Kim, CJ Hearn, J Mays, D Velez-Irizarry, SM Reddy… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Marek's disease (MD) is a highly infectious lymphoproliferative disease in chickens with a
significant economic impact. Mardivirus gallidalpha 2, also known as Marek's disease virus …

[PDF][PDF] Multi epitope based peptide vaccine against Marek's disease virus serotype 1 glycoprotein H and B

S Bashir, KA Abd-elrahman, MA Hassan… - Am J Microbiol …, 2018 - academia.edu
Background: Marek's disease (MD) is a highly contagious disease of chickens caused by
Marek's disease virus (MDV). It causes economic losses in poultry industry estimated to be …

Quantitative profiling of Marek's Disease Virus in vaccinated layer chicken

KS Kumar, P Suresh, K Sukumar, S Saravanan… - Veterinary …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study was undertaken to quantify the Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) serotypes in
vaccinated commercial layer flocks at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 60-90 days post vaccination …