| surveillance of marek's disease virus in migratory and sedentary birds in hokkaido, japan. | marek's disease virus serotype 1 (mdv-1) strains cause malignant lymphoma in chickens. mdv-1 has been previously reported to be widespread in white-fronted geese (anser albifrons); however, the prevalence of mdv-1 in other wild birds has not been determined. in this study, we investigated the prevalence of mdv-1 in various wild birds in hokkaido, japan. the mdv-1 genome was widespread in geese and ducks, but was not detected in other birds. mdv-1 was detected in both sedentary and migratory spec ... | 2011 | 21908212 |
| detection of the virulent marek's disease virus genome from feather tips of wild geese in japan and the far east region of russia. | marek's disease (md) virus (mdv) is known to cause malignant lymphomas in chickens. in 2001, we first reported an md case in a white-fronted goose (anser albifrons) in japan. therefore, the prevalence of mdv in the wild geese was surveyed by nested pcr using feather-tip samples in japan and the far east region of russia, breeding habitats of geese migrating to japan. mdv was detected in about 30% of analyzed white-fronted geese. furthermore, by nucleotide sequence analysis, we confirmed that thi ... | 2007 | 17497232 |