<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Introduction:</bold> The aim of the study was to investigate the occurrence of goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV) in wild birds inhabiting Poland.<bold>Material and Methods:</bold> Samples from 508 birds of different species were obtained between 2010 and 2015. The internal organ sections were homogenised and then total cellular DNA was isolated. The study was performed by means of PCR assay using primers complementary to the VP1 gene of the GHPV.<bold>Results:</bold> The presence of genetic material of GHPV was detected in 22 (4.33%) samples.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> It was the first such study in Poland to emphasise the role of wild birds as a potential source of GHPV infection for farmed geese.</abstract>

Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the occurrence of goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV) in wild birds inhabiting Poland.Material and Methods: Samples from 508 birds of different species were obtained between 2010 and 2015. The internal organ sections were homogenised and then total cellular DNA was isolated. The study was performed by means of PCR assay using primers complementary to the VP1 gene of the GHPV.Results: The presence of genetic material of GHPV was detected in 22 (4.33%) samples.Conclusion: It was the first such study in Poland to emphasise the role of wild birds as a potential source of GHPV infection for farmed geese.

Preliminary survey of the occurrence of goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV) in wild birds in Poland

Department of Poultry Viral Diseases, National Veterinary Research Institute, 24-100 Pulawy, Poland

Journal of Veterinary Research

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Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the occurrence of goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV) in wild birds inhabiting Poland.Material and...

Preliminary survey of the occurrence of goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV) in wild birds in Poland

Published Online: May 28, 2016

Page range: 135 - 139

Received: Nov 26, 2015

Accepted: May 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2016-0019

Keywords
geese, goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus, haemorrhagic nephritis and enteritis of geese, wild birds, Poland

© 2016 Natalia Styś-Fijoł et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Preliminary survey of the occurrence of goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus (GHPV) in wild birds in Poland

Published Online: May 28, 2016

Page range: 135 - 139

Received: Nov 26, 2015

Accepted: May 09, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jvetres-2016-0019

Keywordsgeese, goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus, haemorrhagic nephritis and enteritis of geese, wild birds, Poland

© 2016 Natalia Styś-Fijoł et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
geese, goose haemorrhagic polyomavirus, haemorrhagic nephritis and enteritis of geese, wild birds, Poland