Pathogen Type: Virus
Agent: Avian orthoavulavirus
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Agent Abbreviation: NDV
Agent Family:
Paramyxoviridae
Main Hosts: Avian
Most reported in WAHIS: Birds
Zoonotic Potential: Yes
WOAH listed:
Yes
Reported in the EU in the last 2 years: Yes
AHL
Category: A, D, E
Vector-Borne Disease: No
Agent survival in different matrices:
- Animal: No
eligible studies identified
- Environment: Up to 200 days in
water at 9°C
- Food: Up to 838 days in meat at 6°C
Domestic/Wildlife Transmissibility: No available information regarding this subject
Incubation Period: 1 to 10 days post-infection
- Median:
3 days
Agent Detection (days post-infection):
- Minimum: 0.5
day(s) using PCR
- Maximum: 40 days using ELISA and PCR
Most reported Clinical Signs:
- General/Systemic
(Prostration)
- Gastrointestinal (Diarrhoea)
- Respiratory
(Respiratory Distress (Lower Airways))
Duration of Clinical Signs: 0 to 19 days
Case fatality: Up to 100%
Diagnostic tests: There are WOAH-recommended tests for this disease in WOAH’s Terrestrial Manual
Vaccine: There are commercially available vaccines in the EU
for this agent
- Available vaccine types: Inactivated (dead),
Live attenuated
Treatments: Not allowed in the EU (AHL Category A disease)