Volume 12, Number 12—December 2006
Research
Human Metapneumovirus in Turkey Poults
Binu T. Velayudhan*, Kakambi V. Nagaraja*, Anil J. Thachil*, Daniel P. Shaw†, Gregory C. Gray‡, and David A. Halvorson*
Table 2
Reverse-transcription PCR detection of hMPV in nasal turbinates of turkey poults exposed and not exposed to human or avian metapneumovirus*
| Treatment group | No. with hMPV viral RNA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 d (n = 2) | 5 d (n = 2) | 7 d (n = 2) | |
| Noninfected control | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| hMPV A1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| hMPV A2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| hMPV B1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| hMPV B2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| aMPV C | 2 | 2 | 2
*hMPV, human metapneumovirus genotypes A1, A2, B1, B2; d, days postexposure; aMPV C, avian metapneumovirus subtype C. |
*hMPV, human metapneumovirus genotypes A1, A2, B1, B2; d, days postexposure; aMPV C, avian metapneumovirus subtype C.
