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T1 PREVALENCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA SUBTYPE H9N2 IN BACKYARD POULTRY IN AND AROUND BAHAWALPUR CITY
A1 K. Khan
A1 T. Yaqub
A1 M. Z. Shabbir
A1 A. Aslam
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 31
IS 6
SP 1873
OP 1878
YR 2021
FD 2021/11/20
DO DOI https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2021.6.0393
AB <p>Avian influenza subtype H9N2 is endemic in Eurasia and responsible for huge economic losses to the poultry industry. Backyard poultry especially in the areas where modern poultry farming is less common provides a biological niche for the persistence and evolution of Influenza viruses. Current study was designed to bridge this gap by studying the prevalence of H9N2 in backyard poultry in the Bahawalpur city. Out of the ten randomly selected sites in and around the city, only one site was positive for H9N2 virus. The positive site had 22.22% (20/90) prevalence and the overall prevalence rate of the Bahawalpur city was 4% (20/500). This provides a space for viral existence as well as mutation in the viral genome. Backyard poultry sector has close interaction with humans; therefore, Avian Influenza is a continuous threat to humans as a zoonotic agent.</p>
K1 Avian Influenza H9N2, Bahawalpur, Prevalence, Backyard Poultry
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=VS-20-0041