Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of Newcastle disease virus in pigeons from Pakistan

Abdul Wajid; Quratulain Maqsood; Mourad Ben Said; Shahid Sherzada; Mohammed Nooruzzaman; Andleeb Batool; Renfu Yin; Mahmoud Sabra; Atif Hanif; Muhammad Azam Kakar; Tanveer Hussain; Nazeer Ahmed

doi:10.1080/03079457.2023.2291107

Geographic distribution and genetic diversity of Newcastle disease virus in pigeons from Pakistan

Avian Pathol. 2024 Apr;53(2):134-145. doi: 10.1080/03079457.2023.2291107. Epub 2024 Jan 25.

Authors

Abdul Wajid¹, Quratulain Maqsood², Mourad Ben Said^{3

4}, Shahid Sherzada⁵, Mohammed Nooruzzaman⁶, Andleeb Batool⁵, Renfu Yin⁷, Mahmoud Sabra⁸, Atif Hanif⁹, Muhammad Azam Kakar¹⁰, Tanveer Hussain¹¹, Nazeer Ahmed¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biotechnology, FLS&I, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan.
² Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab Quaid-I-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan.
³ Department of Basic Sciences, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia.
⁴ Laboratory of Microbiology, National School of Veterinary Medicine of Sidi Thabet, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia.
⁵ Department of Zoology, Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan.
⁶ Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
⁷ Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China.
⁸ Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
⁹ Department of Botany and Microbiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
¹⁰ Livestock & Dairy Development Department/FAO, Quetta, Pakistan.
¹¹ Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan.

PMID: 38037737
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2023.2291107

Abstract

Virulent NDV genotypes were repeatedly isolated from pigeons.Evidence of epidemiological links among viruses isolated from various locations.Distinct phylogenetic branches suggest separate, simultaneous evolution of NDVs.Study information could be helpful in the development of an effective vaccine.

Keywords: Newcastle disease virus; Pakistan; geographic distribution; phylogenetic analysis; pigeon; sub-genotypes XXI.1.1, XXI.1.2, VII.2.

MeSH terms

Animals
Columbidae
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Newcastle Disease* / epidemiology
Newcastle disease virus*
Pakistan
Phylogeny