Issue · 2021
Vol. 8, 2021
6 articles · All issues →
ReviewMolecular Biology, Immunosuppression and Pathogenesis of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus
Altaf Hussain, Muhammad Saad Ashraf, Asim Shamim, Mohsin Nawaz, Arslan Mehboob, Urooj Fatima
Infectious bursal disease (IBD), caused by infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), is one of the most devastating and immunosuppressive diseases of the poultry and has been a constraint on the sustainable food security around the globe including Pakistan. Poul…
17 Jan 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2021/8.3.1.12
Research ArticleIsolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phages from Wastewaters
Stephen Chijioke Emencheta, Chinelo Charity Eze, Anthony Amaechi Attama, Damian Ejike Agbo, Ebele Benedette Onuigbo
This research was designed to isolate and test the lytic action of a bacteriophage specific to Pseudomonas sp. Both Pseudomonas spp. and bacteriophages were isolated from residential wastewaters. The isolated Pseudomonas spp. were confirmed through biochemical…
12 Jan 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2021/8.6.1.6
Mini-ReviewA Theory of Recombinant Virus Particle Formation
Daniel Stewart Robertson
A mechanism by which novel virus particles evolve from existing virus particles is described. The control of nucleic acid base order in the new virus particles is discussed. The natural control of virus particles in a metabolism is shown to be hydrolysis of th…
12 Jan 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2021/8.6.7.13
Research ArticleIsolation and Molecular Characterization of Bovine Coronavirus from Calves with Acute Gastroenteritis in Egypt
Saad A. Moussa, Ahmed F. Afify, Suzan Salah, Ayman Hamed
This study was intended for the antigenic and molecular characterization of betacoronavirus 1 (bovine coronavirus) BCoV in newborn gastroenteritis calves in the Delta Region, Menofia Province, Egypt, also for isolation and identification of the local circulati…
20 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2021/8.2.29.38- Short Communication
Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection among HIV/HBV and HBV-mono Infected Patients in Jos, Nigeria
Joseph Anejo-Okopi, Jennifer Ifeoma Okpara, James Mogoret Dabol, Joshua Adetunji, David Adeniyi, David O. Amanyi et al.
Globally, over 20 million of hepatitis D virus (HDV) are coinfected with Hepatitis B virus, which has an estimate of 350 million infected individuals. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of HDV infection in HBV/HIV and HBV-mono infected patients in Jos…
19 May 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2021/8.2.23.28 - Research Article
Herpesvirus of Turkeys as a Vaccine Vector in Viral Diseases: Pros and Cons
Mustafa Ozan Atasoy
Viral diseases of poultry have a devastating impact on the livestock industry leading to substantial economic loss in the worldwide economy. Recent advances in biotechnology have permitted the manipulation of viral genomes, thereby gaining a better understandi…
22 Jan 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.hv/2021/8.3.13.20