First report of co-infections of Marek's disease virus and chicken infectious anaemia virus in poultry flocks in Nigeria

Marek's disease (MD) and chicken infectious anaemia (CIA) are viral immunosuppressive diseases of poultry caused by the MD virus (MDV) and CIA virus (CIAV) respectively. Despite vaccination against MD, the incidence of the disease in vaccinated poultry flocks in Nigeria persists. However, under...

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Published in:	Veterinary and animal science Vol. 23; p. 100339
Main Authors:	Adedeji, Adeyinka J., Shittu, Ismail, Akanbi, Olatunde B., Asala, Olayinka O., Adole, Jolly A., Okewole, Philip A., Ijale, Gabriel O., Kabantiyok, Dennis, Idoko, Felix, Shallmizhili, Johnson J., Abdu, Paul A., Pewan, Shedrach B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-03-2024 Elsevier
Subjects:	Chicken infectious anaemia virus Co-infection Immunosuppression Marek's disease virus Nigeria Immunosuppression Marek's disease virus Co-infection Chicken infectious anaemia virus Nigeria
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Summary:	Marek's disease (MD) and chicken infectious anaemia (CIA) are viral immunosuppressive diseases of poultry caused by the MD virus (MDV) and CIA virus (CIAV) respectively. Despite vaccination against MD, the incidence of the disease in vaccinated poultry flocks in Nigeria persists. However, underlying factors like co-infection with CIAV have not been investigated in the country. This study was designed to investigate possible co-infections of MDV and CIAV in poultry flocks in Nigeria. In 2016, tumorous tissue samples were collected from suspected cases of MD at necropsy in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The samples collected were fixed in formalin for histopathological examination, genomic DNA was extracted from a second part and analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), targeting the meq and VP1 genes of the MDV and CIAV, respectively. The histology results revealed that the cutaneous and proventricular lymphomas were characterized by large numbers of mononuclear cellular infiltrates admixed with heterophils. The PCR results revealed that MDV was detected in 66.7% (16/24), CIAV in 45.8% (11/24), and co-infections of MDV and CIAV were detected in 45.8% (11/24) of the samples analysed. In addition, co-infections of MD and CIA were recorded in 100% (6/6) and 27.7% (5/18) of broilers and layer/pullet’ samples respectively. Phylogenetic analysis of the meq gene sequences revealed that the Nigerian MDV clusters with very virulent MDV from Egypt and Italy. While, CIAV sequences were genotype II and genotype III and clustered with CIAVs from Cameroon and China. This is the first report of co-infections of MD and CIA in Nigeria.
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ISSN:	2451-943X 2451-943X
DOI:	10.1016/j.vas.2024.100339