20.500.12556/RUL-154054 First report of Marek’s disease virus in commercial turkeys in Slovenia Marek’s disease (MD), caused by Mardivirus gallidalpha 2 (GaAHV-2), also known as MD virus (MDV), is a lymphoproliferative disease that primarily affects chickens. Recently, MDV has been detected in lymphomatous tumors in turkeys in various countries. Between 2021 and 2023, three cases ranging from no to severe clinical disorders (depression, lameness, and increased mortality) occurred in commercial turkey flocks in Slovenia. In all cases, MDV was detected by PCR in DNA samples extracted from organs developing tumor infiltrations. Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of the meq gene revealed that the GaAHV-2 detected has molecular features of a very virulent pathotype and genetic similarity with GaAHV-2 detected in chickens in Tunisia. This is the first report of MDV in commercial turkeys in Slovenia. Marek’s disease Mardivirus turkeys Mardivirus gallidalpha 2 meq gene molecular characterization Slovenia virus Marekove bolezni purani Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-01-22 13:41:04 2024-01-22 13:41:07 2024-12-10 12:20:10 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 10 str. iss. 2, art. 250 Vol. 14 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.09:616 2076-2615 10.3390/ani14020250 181401603 First_report-Zlabravec.pdf First_report-Zlabravec.pdf 1 B60416411736469831E7EE4E5863E149 d128577ffd3aa6270fd6293143423ac5b815f75c271ab3ac7de79aa40ae738ef 49597272-b924-11ee-88cd-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=180204 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/2/250 1 83c9304c-b923-11ee-88cd-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=180203 Veterinarska fakulteta 0 0 0