Occurrence and characterization of rotavirus A in broilers, layers, and broiler breeders from Brazilian poultry farms

Avian Dis. 2014 Mar;58(1):153-7. doi: 10.1637/10626-080513-ResNote.1.

Abstract

Rotaviruses are a major cause of diarrhea in humans and animals, including several mammalian and avian species. Using different PCR protocols, we report the occurrence of rotavirus A in 21 (53.84%; 21/39) from 39 fecal pool samples of broilers, layers, and broiler breeders from Brazilian avian farms. We typed the G5, G8, G11, G19, and P[31] genotypes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • Chickens*
  • Feces / virology
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
  • Poultry Diseases / epidemiology
  • Poultry Diseases / virology*
  • Rotavirus / genetics*
  • Rotavirus / isolation & purification
  • Rotavirus / metabolism
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Rotavirus Infections / veterinary*
  • Rotavirus Infections / virology