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. 2022 Apr 30;77(2):861-867.
doi: 10.22092/ARI.2021.353411.1603. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Two Novel Avian Influenza Virus Subtypes Isolated from Domestic Ducks in North of Iran

A Abtin  1 , A Shoushtari  2 , S A Pourbakhsh  1 , M H Fallah Mehrabadi  2 , H Pourtaghi  3
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Two Novel Avian Influenza Virus Subtypes Isolated from Domestic Ducks in North of Iran

A Abtin et al. Arch Razi Inst. .

Abstract

Avian Influenza Viruses (AIV) are the causative agents of Avian Influenza (AI), which is a contagious and zoonotic disease in birds. Among birds, wild waterfowls and ducks are the primary and natural reservoirs of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAI). This study aimed to identify and differentiate between two AIV subtypes (i.e., hemagglutinin and neuraminidase from domestic ducks by hemagglutinin inhibition (HI) and neuraminidase inhibition (NI) assays. To this end, 962 cloacal swabs were collected from domestic ducks being sold at different Iranian Live Bird Markets in Gilan, Mazandaran, and Golestan provinces, located at the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. The samples were inoculated in 10-day-old embryonated specific pathogen-free chicken eggs, and subsequently, harvested allantoic fluids were subjected to agar gel immunodiffusion, HI, and NI assays. In total, five positive samples, including two H4N2 and three H3N2 AIV subtypes were identified. Isolation of H4N2 and H3N2 viruses has never been reported from Iranian domestic ducks previously. This finding further suggests the diversity of LPAI viruses in Iranian ducks and also shows that the HI and NI assays are highly efficient in determining AIV subtypes.

Keywords: Avian Influenza Virus; Domestic Duck; HI; Iran; Isolation; NI.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Analysis of the specific RT-PCR for the detection of the M gene. Lane 1: Positive control of the M gene AIV (1027 bp band). Lane 2: Marker (100bp DNA ladder). Lane 3-7 are the AIV isolates of this study, and lane 8 is the negative control
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Figure 2
Hemagglutination inhibition assay for detecting H4
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Figure 3
Hemagglutination inhibition assay for detecting H3
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Figure 4
Neuraminidase inhibition assay. From right to left, Tube1: Blank, Tube2: N2 Antiserum, Tube3: N8 Antiserum, Tube 4: N6 Antiserum, and Tube 5: N1 Antiserum
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