Abstract
The 2002-2003 Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) outbreak in Southern California poultry provided an opportunity to evaluate environmental air sampling as an efficient and cost-effective means of sampling flocks for detection of a circulating virus. Exotic Newcastle Disease virus was detected by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR from air samples collected using a wetted-wall cyclone-style air sampler placed within 2 m of birds in 2 commercial flocks suspected of being naturally exposed to END virus during the outbreak. Exotic Newcastle Disease virus was detected after 2 hours of air sampling the poultry-house environments of the 2 naturally infected flocks.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 198-200 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Mar 2005 |
Keywords
- Air sampler
- Environmental sampling
- Exotic Newcastle Disease Virus
- RT-PCR
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- veterinary(all)