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Diversity and abundance of tabanids in Northern Spain

Tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) are large haematophagous flies that cause both direct (by biting nuisance) and indirect (primarily by mechanical transmission of diseases) damage to host species. Research studies on this family have received little attention in some parts of…

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African swine fever virus and host response - transcriptome profiling of the Georgia 2007/1 strain and porcine macrophages

African swine fever virus (ASFV) has a major global economic impact. With a case fatality in domestic pigs approaching 100%, it currently presents the largest threat to animal farming. Although genomic differences between attenuated and highly virulent ASFV strains have been…

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Report of a new meq gene size: The first study on genetic characterization of Marek's disease viruses circulating in Iranian commercial layer and backyard chicken

In recent months, several outbreaks with clinical signs of MDV-1 were reported in Iranian parent and laying hen farms, in addition to backyard chickens. Several meq gene sequences from these outbreaks were amplified and molecularly characterised.The meq protein sequences…

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A novel strain of lumpy skin disease virus causes clinical disease in cattle in Hong Kong

Lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV) is an emerging poxviral pathogen of cattle that is currently spreading throughout Asia. The disease situation is of high importance for farmers and policy makers in Asia. In October 2020, feral cattle in Hong Kong developed multi-focal…

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A recombinant turkey herpesvirus expressing the F protein of Newcastle disease virus genotype XII generated by NHEJ-CRISPR/Cas9 and Cre-LoxP systems confers protection against genotype XII challenge in chickens

In this study, we developed a new recombinant virus rHVT-F using a Turkey herpesvirus (HVT) vector, expressing the fusion (F) protein of the genotype XII Newcastle disease virus (NDV) circulating in Peru. We evaluated the viral shedding and efficacy against the NDV genotype…

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CRISPR/Cas9 editing of duck enteritis virus genome for the construction of a recombinant vaccine vector expressing omph gene of Pasteurella multocida in two novel insertion sites

Duck enteritis virus (DEV) and Pasteurella multocida, the causative agent of duck plague and fowl cholera, are acute contagious diseases and leading causes of morbidity and mortality in duck. The NHEJ-CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing strategy, accompanied with the Cre–Lox…

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Identification of diffusion routes of O/EA-3 topotype of foot-and-mouth disease virus in Africa and Western Asia between 1974 and 2019 - a phylogeographic analysis

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) affects the livestock industry and socio-economic sustainability of many African countries. The success of FMD control programs in Africa depends largely on understanding the dynamics of FMD virus (FMDV) spread. In light of the recent outbreaks…

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A systematic review of the methods used to analyse the economic impact of endemic foot-and-mouth disease

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has large economic consequences in livestock systems, which must be robustly assessed to support disease control policy. This study described and assessed methods used within economic analyses of FMD and its control in endemic contexts. A…

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A systematic review of the methods used to analyse the economic impact of endemic foot-and-mouth disease

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has large economic consequences in livestock systems, which must be robustly assessed to support disease control policy. This study described and assessed methods used within economic analyses of FMD and its control in endemic contexts. A…

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Development and evaluation of molecular pen-side assays without prior RNA extraction for peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and foot and mouth disease (FMD)

Animal diseases such as peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and foot and mouth disease (FMD) cause significant economic losses in endemic countries and fast, accurate in-field diagnostics would assist with surveillance and outbreak control. The detection of these pathogens is…