A VP3/VP1 gene polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of chicken anemia virus in broiler samples

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Abstract

A PCR assay was designed for amplification of the highly conserved VP3 gene and a 5' region of the VP1 gene, for the diagnosis of CAV in organ samples of broiler flocks suspected of chicken infectious anemia. A comparison of the VP3/VP1 PCR with in vivo virus isolation revealed 100% agreement of the results, with 13 positive and 3 negative samples in both assays, indicating that the VP3/VP1 PCR is a specific diagnostic method. Tissues from additional 24 broiler chicken flocks, with CAV-like lesions and clinical history were then tested only by the VP3/VP1 PCR and a reference PCR with published primers for the VP1 gene. Nineteen samples resulted positive and one negative in both PCR, while another 4 samples were positive only in the VP3/VP1 PCR. These results indicate that the VP3/VP1 PCR is a sensitive, specific diagnostic test, suitable as an alternative to the expensive and time consuming in vivo virus isolation method, specially considering the difficult diagnosis of CAV strains not readily adaptable to MSB-1 cell culture.

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Nogueira, E. O., Brentano, L., & Ferreira, A. J. P. (2005). A VP3/VP1 gene polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of chicken anemia virus in broiler samples. Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia, 57(SUPPL. 2), 131–140. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-09352005000800001

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