Determination of the seroprevalence of Newcastle disease virus (avian paramyxovirus type 1 in Zambian backyard chicken flocks
| dc.contributor.author | Musako, Chimuka | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abolnik, Celia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-08T07:27:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-02-08T07:27:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-12-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A cross-sectional study was conducted in five provinces and 11 districts of Zambia to determine the seroprevalence of Newcastle disease in Zambian backyard chicken flocks. Of the chickens sampled, 73.9% tested positive for avian paramyxovirus type 1 antibodies by means of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Seroprevalence varied amongst the five provinces sampled, ranging from 82.6% in the Eastern Province to 48.3% in Luapula Province. Seroprevalence also varied amongst the 11 districts sampled, ranging from 91.3% in Monze district of Southern Province to 22.8% in Mufulira district of the Copperbelt province. Overall, the seroprevalence of Newcastle disease in Zambian backyard chicken flocks has increased since the previous study conducted in 1994. | en |
| dc.description.librarian | am2013 | en |
| dc.description.librarian | ab2013 | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium. | en |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.ojvr.org | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Musako, C. & Abolnik, C., 2012, ‘Determination of the seroprevalence of Newcastle disease virus (avian paramyxovirus type 1) in Zambian backyard chicken flocks’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 79(1), Art. #502, 4 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ojvr.v79i1.502 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0030-2465 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2219-0635 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/ojvr.v79i1.502 | |
| dc.identifier.other | 23093208700 | |
| dc.identifier.other | N-9324-2014 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20982 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | AOSIS Open Journals | en |
| dc.relation.requires | Adobe Acrobat Reader | en |
| dc.rights | © 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en |
| dc.subject | Seroprevalence | en |
| dc.subject | Zambian backyard chicken flocks | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Newcastle disease virus (NDV) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Chickens | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Zambia | en |
| dc.title | Determination of the seroprevalence of Newcastle disease virus (avian paramyxovirus type 1 in Zambian backyard chicken flocks | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |