There is growing interest in emerging viruses that can cause serious or lethal disease in
humans and animals. The proliferation of cloacal virome studies, mainly focused on poultry …

The Paramyxoviridae family has several genera that include important human and
veterinary pathogens such as Rubulavirus, Respiroviruses, Henipavirus, and the Avulavirus …

Metapneumoviruses, members of the family Pneumoviridae, have been identified in birds
(avian metapneumoviruses; AMPV's) and humans (human metapneumoviruses; HMPV's) …

Wild birds are recognized viral reservoirs but our understanding about avian viral diversity is
limited. We describe here three novel RNA viruses that we identified in …

Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) poses a significant threat to the poultry industry worldwide,
primarily affecting turkeys and chickens. The recent detection of aMPV-A and-B subtypes in …

Given the avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) disease burden in poultry worldwide and the
evidence of a possible role played by wild birds in the virus epidemiology, the present study …

Simple Summary Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is a common pathogen in poultry and has
been detected in wild birds, suggesting the possible role in viral dissemination. A feature of …

Complete nucleotide sequences of two avian metapneumoviruses (aMPV), designated PL-1
and PL-2, were isolated from pheasants, revealing novel sequences of the first aMPV to be …

Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is a major respiratory pathogen in poultry worldwide,
causing an acute and highly contagious infection of the upper respiratory tract in turkeys …

Featuring contributions from specialists in related research areas, this book presents expert
summaries on state-of-the-art diagnostic approaches for major animal viral pathogens, with …