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Virulent Newcastle disease (VND), formerly exotic Newcastle disease, [1] is a contagious viral avian disease affecting many domestic and wild bird species; it is transmissible to humans. [2] Though it can infect humans, most cases are non-symptomatic; rarely it can cause a mild fever and influenza-like symptoms and/or conjunctivitis in humans.
Paramyxoviruses are also responsible for a range of diseases in other animal species, for example canine distemper virus , phocine distemper virus , cetacean morbillivirus (dolphins and porpoises), Newcastle disease virus , and rinderpest virus .
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most common and economically devastating infectious disease affecting beef cattle in the world. [1] It is a complex, bacterial or viral infection that causes pneumonia in calves which can be fatal. It also affects many other species of feedlot animals like sheep and pigs, but is most prominent in calves. [2]
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Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a member of the Aphthovirus genus in the Picornaviridae family and is the cause of foot-and-mouth disease in pigs, cattle, sheep and goats. It is a non-enveloped, positive strand, RNA virus. FMDV is a highly contagious virus. It enters the body through inhalation. [2]
Newcastle is a viral disease that affects domestic and wild birds, causing respiratory problems, among other symptoms, and Brazil detects first Newcastle disease case in poultry since 2006 Skip to ...
The viral research section concentrates on diseases of livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, pigs, dogs, cats, and rabbits that have a viral origin. The diseases include but are not limited to African swine fever, foot-and-mouth disease, Newcastle disease, Gumboro disease, parainfluenza virus, egg drop syndrome, capripox and rabies. [15]
Erich Traub (27 June 1906 – 18 May 1985) was a German veterinarian, scientist and virologist who specialized in foot-and-mouth disease, Rinderpest and Newcastle disease. Traub was a member of the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK), a Nazi motorist corps, from 1938 to 1942.