Department of Pathology and Veterinary Public Health, Agronomy and Veterinary Institute Hassan II, Rabat 10000, Morocco.
Cabinet Tit Mellil, Tit Mellil 29640, Morocco.
Viruses. 2023 Jun 2;15(6):1318. doi: 10.3390/v15061318.
Avian reovirus (ARV) is a prevalent infectious agent that has the potential to cause respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses in poultry, leading to substantial financial losses in the poultry sector. Until now, there have been no investigations conducted to examine the epidemiological status of ARV infections in Morocco. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of ARV infections with respect to area, types of chickens (broiler breeder, and broiler), vaccination status, and age of chickens. A total of 826 serum samples were collected from 36 broiler and broiler breeder flocks, with 14 of them being unvaccinated, fromsix different regions of Morocco, namely Casablanca-Settat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Oriental, Marrakech-Safi, and Fez-Meknès between 2021 and 2022.These serum samples were screened using a commercial indirect ELISA ARV antibody test kit (IDEXX REO). The study found that all tested flocks were positive for ARV-specific antibodies, indicating that the virus was present in these flocks. Out of the 826 serum samples tested, 782 were positive for ARV-specific antibodies. The overall prevalence of ARV infections in breeder and broiler flocks was calculated to be 94.6% ± 0.78. To summarize, the current study provides evidence of the widespread distribution of ARV infections in Morocco, suggesting that the poultry industry in the country is highly infected with ARV.
禽呼肠孤病毒(ARV)是一种普遍存在的传染性病原体,它有可能导致家禽的呼吸道和胃肠道疾病,给家禽业带来巨大的经济损失。迄今为止,尚未有研究调查摩洛哥 ARV 感染的流行病学状况。本研究旨在调查 ARV 感染的血清流行率,包括地区、鸡的类型(种鸡和肉鸡)、疫苗接种状况和鸡的年龄。共采集了来自摩洛哥六个不同地区(卡萨布兰卡-塞塔特、拉巴特-萨勒-凯尼特拉、丹吉尔-得土安-胡塞马、东方、马拉喀什-萨菲和非斯-梅克内斯)的 36 个肉鸡和种鸡群的 826 份血清样本,其中 14 份为未接种疫苗的鸡群,采集时间为 2021 年至 2022 年。这些血清样本使用商业间接 ELISA ARV 抗体检测试剂盒(IDEXX REO)进行了检测。研究发现,所有检测的鸡群都对 ARV 特异性抗体呈阳性,表明这些鸡群中存在该病毒。在 826 份检测的血清样本中,有 782 份对 ARV 特异性抗体呈阳性。种鸡和肉鸡鸡群中 ARV 感染的总流行率计算为 94.6%±0.78。总之,本研究提供了 ARV 感染在摩洛哥广泛分布的证据,表明该国的家禽业受到 ARV 的高度感染。