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Genetic analysis of avian influenza viruses (H5N1) isolated from backyard flocks in Egypt /

Marwa Safwat Ahmed

Genetic analysis of avian influenza viruses (H5N1) isolated from backyard flocks in Egypt / المعزولة من قطعان الإنتاج الريفى فى مصر (H5N1)التحليل الجينى لفيروسات أنفلونزا الطيور Marwa Safwat Ahmed ; Supervised Medhat A. Mohamed , Youssef I. Youssef , Mona Mehrez Aly - Cairo : Marwa Safwat Ahmed , 2012 - 159Leaves : charts ; 30cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Department of Animal Diseases

The incidence of HPAI H5N1 virus in backyard birds was investigated in this study which covered different provinces of Egypt during the period of 1/2007 to 12/2010 using Real - time PCR , the samples were collected from different species of domestic poulty (chickens , turkeys , ducks and geese) . The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus was detected in (26.8 %) of examined backyard birds , (13.5 %) , (20 %) and (26 %) in 2007 , 2008 , 2009 and 2010 respectively



Avian influenza viruses (H5N1) Phylogenetic Substitution mutations