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Molecular Detection Of Aquatic Bird Bornavirus In Waterfowls In Calamba, Laguna, Gio Tristan J. Esguerra

Undergraduate Theses

Waterfowls are believed to be reservoirs and transmitters of aquatic bird bornavirus. The virus targets the central and peripheral nervous system and causes neurologic abnormalities and/or gastrointestinal dysfunction due to the involvement of the gastrointestinal autonomic nervous system. Infected waterfowls are typically asymptomatic and tend to be lifelong carriers and long-term shedders of the virus. A total 81 fecal samples were collected from five enclosures housing various species of waterfowls from an aviary in Calamba, Laguna. The samples were analyzed by RT-PCR using primers that target a highly conserved region of the matrix (M) gene located between nucleotide positions 1911 …