Publications

genotyping of canadian isolates of fowl adenoviruses.	five hundred and seventy-three clinical submissions with fowl adenovirus (fadv) involvement were examined to investigate the association of different types of fadv with clinical problems related to fadv infection. samples were received from 2000 to 2006 and originated from seven canadian provinces. four hundred and eighty-seven submissions were inclusion body hepatitis (ibh) related, while 86 were not ibh related. viruses isolated from 287 samples were further analysed by hexon gene loop 1 seque ...	2008	18202956
genotyping of canadian field strains of infectious bursal disease virus.	for this retrospective study, infectious bursal disease virus (ibdv) was detected in 134 bursal samples that originated from flocks with conditions such as airsacculitis, tracheitis, pneumonia, septicaemia, inclusion body hepatitis, coccidiosis, and/or a history of production problems without overt clinical symptoms. samples were from seven canadian provinces: ontario, quebec, manitoba, british columbia, nova scotia, alberta, and newfoundland and labrador. viral rna was identified in bursae with ...	2007	17899469
isolation of infectious bursal disease virus from turkeys with arthritic and respiratory symptoms in commercial farms in quebec.	infectious bursal disease viruses (ibdvs) were isolated from turkeys showing symptoms of arthritis and respiratory disease in commercial poultry farms in the province of quebec, canada. synovial fluids collected from hock joints of arthritic birds and peripheral blood leukocytes obtained from the birds with respiratory problems were used for virus isolation in embryonated chicken eggs, and vero and bgm-70 cell cultures. the infected cells were evaluated for the presence of ibdv by indirect immun ...	1991	1851419