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Characterization of Newcastle disease virus in broiler flocks with respiratory symptoms in some provinces of Iran. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:7281-7291. [PMID: 34623594 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06728-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Newcastle disease, is one of the most important diseases of the poultry industry, has many economic losses. The aim of this study was to isolate and determine the molecular identity of Newcastle disease virus in 40 broiler flocks with respiratory symptoms in four provinces of Iran. METHODS AND RESULTS Samples of farms with respiratory symptoms were collected from different regions of Isfahan, East Azerbaijan, Golestan, and Khuzestan provinces and inoculated into 9-day-old embryonated chicken eggs. The Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was performed to detect the Newcastle disease virus in allantoic fluid. Of the 40 flocks, the virus was isolated and identified in 16 flocks. The PCR products of 16 isolates were sequenced, and a phylogenetic tree was drawn. Accordingly, six isolates were in genotype II and ten isolates were in subgenotype VII.1.1 (VIId) of class II. CONCLUSION Both genotypes were present in all four provinces. The isolates of Khuzestan province showed the greatest diversity compared to the other three provinces. The similarity of isolates belonging to genotype II in this study was observed with Pakistan, China, and Nigeria, and other isolates were similar to previous isolates in Iran. Also, the highest amino acid sequence in the F-protein cleavage site was 112RRQKR/F117 for VII.1.1 (VIId) genotype isolates and 112GRQGR/L117 for II genotype isolates.
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Predominance of Fourth Panzootic Newcastle Disease Virus Subgenotype VII.1.1 in Iran and Its Relation to the Genotypes Circulating in the Region. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3068-3078. [PMID: 34165608 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02572-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Following recent Newcastle disease virus (NDV) outbreaks in Iranian poultry farms which were mostly associated with lesions of the avian gastrointestinal tract, it was speculated that the scale of the outbreaks could be attributed in part to co-circulating infectious agents or a new NDV genotype/subgenotype. This speculation was due to the isolation of a few 5th panzootic subgenotype VII.2 viruses from Iranian poultry farms in 2017. Samples from different species of commercial and domestic birds were collected from different provinces of Iran, 19 of which were selected for the current study. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the recent outbreaks have been caused by only one agent, i.e. the distinctive NDV subgenotype VII.1.1 (previously known VIIl) viruses that seem to be circulating predominantly in Iran, but have also been sporadically reported from Iraq among neighbouring countries. At most, 96.3-96.7% BLAST identity to non-Iranian VII.1.1 isolates was observed. Genetic distance values of <1% were indicative of high similarity between the isolates, but the values were approaximately 2% when the current isolates were compared to the earliest recorded Iranian VII.1.1 viruses isolated in 2010. Using Bayesian analysis, annual mutation rates of 1.7156E-3 (strict) and 1.9902E-3 (relaxed) over 11 years were obtained. In addition, we report that our laboratories have not detected any genotype XIII strains since 2011. Following up on previous reports, we concluded that currently, and except in Columbiforms, subgenotype VII.1.1 may likely be the predominant subgenotype in many bird species in Iran despite the subgenotype VII.2 being predominant in neighbouring countries.
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Fan J, Chen W, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Li X, Ding H, Yi L, Chen J, Zhao M. Development of a reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification assay with a lateral flow assay for rapid detection of avian orthoavulavirus 1. J Vet Diagn Invest 2021; 33:308-312. [PMID: 33685333 DOI: 10.1177/1040638721990122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Newcastle disease is an avian infectious disease caused by avian orthoavulavirus 1, also known as Newcastle disease virus (NDV). This disease has caused significant economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. The rapid and simple detection of NDV infection is crucial to inform the appropriate control measures. We developed a reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification (RT-RPA) assay combined with a lateral flow assay (LFA) for NDV detection. The RPA assay can be completed at 37°C within 20 min, and the RPA result can be visualized by the LFA within 5 min. The NDV RT-RPA-LFA detected NDV specifically with no cross-reactivity with other pathogens. The detection limit of NDV cDNA with our RT-RPA-LFA was 3.34 × 10-3 ng/μL. Consequently, the RT-RPA-LFA showed good potential for the detection of NDV infection in the field, especially in resource-limited settings.
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- Jindai Fan
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
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Kiani MH, Bozorgmehrifard MH, Hosseini H, Charkhkar S, Ghalyanchilangeroudi A. Hemagglutinin-neuraminidase Sequence and Phylogenetic Analysis of Two Newcastle Disease Virus Isolated from Chickens in Iran. ARCHIVES OF RAZI INSTITUTE 2021; 76:31-39. [PMID: 33818955 DOI: 10.22092/ari.2019.124844.1289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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Newcastle disease is a highly contagious viral infection affecting many species of birds that can spread fast between poultry houses and cause a heavy economic burden on the poultry industry all around the world. Fusion and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) protein are important in the pathogenesis of the Newcastle disease virus (NDV). The HN protein is a critical viral protein with multiple functions and plays a key role in the formation of the virulence of NDV. Head of HN protein is responsible for receptor binding, neuraminidase activity. This study aimed to investigate the sequence homology of hemagglutinin-neuraminidase of two NDV isolates sampled from infected farms in Iran. The samples were collected from flocks that had been vaccinated by both types of live and killed vaccines for NDV. After isolation of NDV, the viruses were subjected to the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification using two pairs of specific primers designed for the HN gene to amplify the complete HN gene (1730bp). Afterward, the PCR products were sequenced and analyzed by phylogenetic tree construction software. Based on the analysis, substantial sequence homology among Iranian isolates is within the range of 97.1-100%. Moreover, the sequence homology searching revealed a level of similarity between HN sequences of Iranian isolates and the HN sequences from other countries, particularly Asian ones. For instance, a high homology ratio (95.34%) was found between Iranian isolates and the sequences registered on online molecular databases from China. Based on phylogenetic analysis, the NDV isolates belong to the VIId genotype. Finally, it can be concluded that monitoring the circulation of NDVs among poultry and other birds can help to obtain an insight into the evolution of NDVs and control of panzootic viruses in the future.
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- M H Kiani
- Department of Poultry and Obstetrics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Poultry and Obstetrics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Poultry and Obstetrics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Alborz, Iran
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- Department of Poultry and Obstetrics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Tavassoli A, Soleymani S, Haghparast A, Hashemi Tabar G, Bassami MR, Dehghani H. Reverse Genetics Assembly of Newcastle Disease Virus Genome Template Using Asis-Sal-Pac BioBrick Strategy. Biol Proced Online 2020; 22:9. [PMID: 32377174 PMCID: PMC7193399 DOI: 10.1186/s12575-020-00119-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background The BioBrick construction as an approach in synthetic biology provides the ability to assemble various gene fragments. To date, different BioBrick strategies have been exploited for assembly and cloning of a variety of gene fragments. We present a new BioBrick strategy, here referred as Asis-Sal-Pac BioBrick, which we used for the assembly of NDV as a candidate for single-stranded non-segmented, negative-sense RNA genome viruses. Results In the present study, we isolated three NDVs from clinical samples which were classified into the VIId genotype based on their pathogenicity and phylogenetic analyses. Then, SalI, AsisI, and PacI enzymes were used to design and develop a novel BioBrick strategy, which enabled us to assemble the NDV genome, adopting the “rule of six”. In this method, in each assembly step, the restriction sites in the newly formed destination plasmid are reproduced, which will be used for the next insertion. In this study using two overlapping PCRs, the cleavage site of the F gene was also modified from 112RRQKRF117to 112GRQGRL117 in order to generate the attenuated recombinant NDV. Finally, in order to construct the recombinant NDV viruses, the plasmids harboring the assembled full-length genome of the NDV and the helper plasmids were co-transfected into T7-BHK cells. The rescue of the recombinant NDVwas confirmed by RT-PCR and HA tests. Conclusions These findings suggest that the combination of reverse genetic technology and BioBrick assembly have the potential to be applied for the development of novel vaccine candidates. This promising strategy provides an effective and reliable approach to make genotype-matched vaccines against specific NDV strains or any other virus.
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- Amin Tavassoli
- 1Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
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- 1Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
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- 1Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran.,2Immunology Section, Department of Pathobiology , Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- 1Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
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- 1Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
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- 1Division of Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran.,3Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.,4Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Research Group, Research Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Azadi Square, Mashhad, Iran
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Ghalyanchilangeroudi A, Hosseini H, Jabbarifakhr M, Fallah Mehrabadi MH, Najafi H, Ghafouri SA, Mousavi FS, Ziafati Z, Modiri A. Emergence of a virulent genotype VIIi of Newcastle disease virus in Iran. Avian Pathol 2018; 47:509-519. [PMID: 29954188 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2018.1495313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Newcastle disease (ND) is a contagious viral disease affecting numerous avian species, particularly domestic poultry, and causes devastating outbreaks. In spite of its endemicity and importance in Iran, data on the genetic characterization of ND virus (NDV) are scarce. An alarming issue that has just been raised is the occurrence of ND outbreaks with unexpected high mortality and severe clinical signs. The present study was conducted to characterize the emerging NDV genetically. An NDV strain, isolated in 2017 from commercial broilers showing severe nervous and enteric signs, was completely sequenced and found to be 15,192 nucleotides in length. The phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the virus belonged to subgenotype VIIi, a subgenotype with potential panzootic features which has recently emerged in the Middle East and Asia. The supporting genetic pattern obtained from the complete genome, fusion and haemagglutinin gene analysis showed close relationship of the isolate with Pakistani VIIi NDVs. The analysis of the F protein showed a polybasic amino acid motif and a phenylalanine at position 117 at the cleavage site, which is a characteristic of virulent strains. The isolate showed significant differences from the previously characterized NDV strains from commercial and rural chickens in Iran. This may describe the importance of the illegal trade of pet birds from neighbouring countries leading to the emergence of new genotypes. This study introduces a newly emerging NDV VIIi subgenotype in Iran. This investigation emphasizes the necessity of effective control strategies.
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- Arash Ghalyanchilangeroudi
- a Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- b Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University , Alborz , Iran
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- a Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- d Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine , Shiraz University , Shiraz , Iran
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- a Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- a Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- a Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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Meng C, Rehman ZU, Liu K, Qiu X, Tan L, Sun Y, Liao Y, Song C, Yu S, Ding Z, Nair V, Munir M, Ding C. Potential of genotype VII Newcastle disease viruses to cause differential infections in chickens and ducks. Transbound Emerg Dis 2018; 65:1851-1862. [PMID: 30043428 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 06/05/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Newcastle disease (ND), caused by ND virus (NDV), is one of the most infectious and economically important diseases of the poultry industry worldwide. While infections are reported in a wide range of avian species, the pathogenicity of chicken-origin virulent NDV isolates in ducks remains elusive. In this study, two NDV strains were isolated and biologically and genetically characterized from an outbreak in chickens and apparently healthy ducks. Pathogenicity assessment indices, including the mean death time (MDT), intracerebral pathogenicity index (ICPI) and cleavage motifs in the fusion (F) protein, indicated that both isolates were velogenic in nature. While these isolates carried pathogenic characteristics, interestingly they showed differential pathogenicity in ducks. The chicken-origin isolate caused high (70%) mortality, whereas the duck-origin virus resulted in low (20%) mortality in 4-week-old ducks. Intriguingly, both isolates showed comparable disease pathologies in chickens. Full-genome sequence analysis showed that the virus genome contains 15 192 nucleotides and carried features that are characteristic of velogenic strains of NDV. A phylogenetic analysis revealed that both isolates clustered in class II and genotype VII. However, there were several mutations in the functionally important regions of the fusion (F) and haemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) proteins, which may be responsible for the differential pathogenicity of these viruses in ducks. In summary, these results suggest that NDV strains with the same genotype show differential pathogenicity in chickens and ducks. Furthermore, chicken-origin virulent NDVs are more pathogenic for ducks than duck-origin viruses. These findings propose a role for chickens in the evolution of viral pathogenicity and the potential genetic resistance of ducks to poultry viruses.
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- Chunchun Meng
- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China.,Shanghai Key laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Avian Viral Diseases Programme, The Pirbright Institute, Surrey, UK
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- Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute (SHVRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Shanghai, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou, China.,Shanghai Key laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Shanghai, China
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Sabouri F, Vasfi Marandi M, Bashashati M. Characterization of a novel VIIl sub-genotype of Newcastle disease virus circulating in Iran. Avian Pathol 2017; 47:90-99. [DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2017.1376735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Fereshteh Sabouri
- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Avian Disease Research and Diagnostic, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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Mayahi V, Esmaelizad M. Molecular evolution and epidemiological links study of Newcastle disease virus isolates from 1995 to 2016 in Iran. Arch Virol 2017; 162:3727-3743. [PMID: 28864876 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3536-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 08/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In the case of Newcastle disease virus, multiple factors such as host adaptation, immune response evasion, and selective pressures have been suggested to result in evolution of viruses and the emergence of genetic variants. Multiple studies on virus classification and global epidemiological links have yielded consistent data. Here, we have performed a molecular analysis study of circulating Newcastle disease viruses in Iran (1995-2016). According to evolutionary divergences, subgenotype VIg, VIj, VIIj, VIId, XIIIa and XIIId isolates have been circulating in the country during a 21-year period. Based on data analysis, VIg isolates shared highest sequence identity with Russian and Polish isolates of the VIg subgenotype, while VIj subgenotype isolates (2012) were most similar to a virus isolated in 2015 in India. Analysis of the evolutionary divergence of subgenotype VIIj suggests that Chinese and Ukrainian viruses may have played a crucial role in the emergence of VIIj isolates. Evolutionary difference studies also indicated that XIIIa isolates circulating in Iran may have caused the emergence of adapted variants of subgenotype XIIId. Therefore, we propose that the evolutionary and epidemiological study of virulent Newcastle disease viruses could help to provide accurate molecular data about variants circulating in the region, thus aiding in the design of more efficient recombinant vaccines.
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- Vafa Mayahi
- Central Laboratory Department, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Alborz, Iran
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- Central Laboratory Department, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Alborz, Iran.
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Rezaei Far A, Peighambari SM, Pourbakhsh SA, Ashtari A, Soltani M. Co-circulation of genetically distinct groups of avian paramyxovirus type 1 in pigeon Newcastle disease in Iran. Avian Pathol 2016; 46:36-43. [PMID: 27314285 DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2016.1203068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Pigeons are considered as one of the major natural reservoirs in the epidemiology of Newcastle disease (ND). In this study, the partial sequence of fusion protein gene of 17 pigeon-origin ND viruses (NDVs) isolated during 2012-2013 in Iran was analysed. Since the studied isolates showed F0 protein cleavage sites compatible with velogenic NDVs, all were considered as virulent NDVs. Two isolates carried 112RRQKRF117 as the cleavage site motif, whereas the rest demonstrated 112KRQKRF117 motif which just recently has been reported among Iranian virulent NDVs. Phylogenetic analysis divided all these diverse isolates in two distinct clusters within class II genotype VI. Based on the partial fusion protein gene sequence, 15 out of 17 isolates showed the highest genetic identity to subgenotype VIb/2 and the other two isolates were placed in a distinct genetic group of genotype VI. Based on recent findings, at least two different sublineages of genotype VI are causing the ND outbreaks in the pigeon population and are circulating simultaneously along with virulent NDVs of genotype VII in various species in Iran. The continuing circulation of a diverse group of virulent NDVs as an enzootic in widespread species such as pigeon can cause outbreaks in commercial poultry flocks and also failure in controlling programmes. Therefore, the constant monitoring and awareness of the virus characteristics should be considered in controlling programmes against ND in Iran.
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- A Rezaei Far
- a Department of Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- a Department of Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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- b Avian Diseases Research and Diagnosis Department , Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute , Alborz , Iran
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- b Avian Diseases Research and Diagnosis Department , Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute , Alborz , Iran
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- a Department of Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , University of Tehran , Tehran , Iran
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Ahmadi E, Pourbakhsh SA, Ahmadi M, Mardani K, Talebi A. Phylogenetic characterization of virulent Newcastle disease viruses isolated during outbreaks in northwestern Iran in 2010. Arch Virol 2016; 161:3151-60. [PMID: 27542379 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-3021-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The northwest of Iran shares long borders with three neighboring countries; therefore, it is considered one of the main entry portals of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) into the country. Ten virulent NDVs were recovered from 19 poultry farms of various prefectures in northwestern Iran during Newcastle disease outbreaks in 2010. The isolates were genotypically analyzed using an F-gene-specific reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay. The amplified F gene (nucleotides 189-1666) sequences of the NDV isolates were compared phylogenetically with those of previously published strains in GenBank. All of the NDV isolates belonged to genotype VIIb and were closely related to some isolates from Iran, Russia, and Sweden. Therefore, it can be postulated that these isolates evolved from previously reported strains. The velogenic viruses carried the motif (112)R-R-Q-K-R/F(117) at the F0 cleavage site and a unique substitution of (190)L→F which had never been reported in any NDV genotype VIIb isolate. They shared high sequence similarity with each other but were distinct from current NDV vaccines and NDV strains reported from other countries. This information is fundamental for improving the efficacy of controlling strategies and vaccine development for NDV.
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- Elham Ahmadi
- Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.
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- Department of Poultry Diseases, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azarbaijan, Iran
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azarbaijan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, West Azarbaijan, Iran
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