We have sequenced a 5.4 kb region of the genome from the avian herpesvirus infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) and identified genes homologous to the thymidine kinase (TK) gene, the capsid p40 gene of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), a gene encoding a protein antigenic in Epstein-Barr virus infections plus one other highly conserved gene encoding a protein implicated in cell fusion in...

Trachea, lung, and conjunctive samples from 51 commercial layer farms from Bastos region, São Paulo, Brazil, were submitted to nestedPCR and virus isolation in SPF chicken embryos for ILT diagnosis. This region experienced an outbreak characterized by respiratory signs, decrease in egg production and increased mortality. Out of the 51 tested field samples, 23 were positive for ILT by nested-PCR...

The replication characteristics of infectious laryngotracheitis virus (ILTV) in the respiratory and conjunctival mucosa Vishwanatha R.A.P. Reddy, Lennert Steukers, Yewei Li, Walter Fuchs, Alain Vanderplasschen & Hans J. Nauwynck a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Virology, Department of Virology, Parasitology and Immunology, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium b Institute of Molec...

Infectious bronchitis, Newcastle disease, infectious laryngotracheitis, avian influenza, and pneumovirus are the viruses that more frequently affect the respiratory tract of chickens, because of their tendency to change its antigenic properties Infectious laryngotracheitis has appeared in the broiler industry as a serious disease. Newcastle is a highly contagious, disease in which all birds in ...