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Infectious bursal disease PCR test for poultry
avian & livestock assay data sheet

 

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV)

Test code:
S0084
- Ultrasensitive qualitative detection of infectious bursal disease virus by reverse transcription coupled real time polymerase chain reaction.

Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), which causes the notorious infectious bursal disease, is a birnavirus that can be readily isolated from the bursa of Fabricius of infected birds, and sometimes also from other organs. Infected birds can shed the virus in their feces. The virus is very stable in the environment and can readily be transmitted on fomites, so it is difficult to eradicate from premises.

IBD is very contagious. Symptoms depend on age, breed, and virulence of the strain of the virus. Infections may be subclinical or clinical. Chickens are most susceptible to the infection at 3-6 weeks of age, but severe infections have occurred in Leghorn chickens up to 18 weeks old. Infections before 3 weeks of age are usually subclinical.

Early subclinical infections are the most economically important form of the disease. They cause severe, long-lasting immunosuppression due to destruction of immature lymphocytes in the bursa of Fabricius, thymus, and spleen. Growth is significantly reduced, and even subclinical infected chickens can spread the disease.

In clinical infections, onset of the disease is sudden, usually 3-4 days after contact with the virus. Chickens exhibit severe prostration, incoordination, watery diarrhea, soiled vent feathers, vent picking, and inflammation of the cloaca. Mortality rate can exceed 20%.  Infected chickens may recover in less than 1 week after the onset of the symptoms, with broiler weight gain delayed by 3-5 days. The presence of maternal antibody will modify the clinical course of the disease.

Traditional methods for diagnosis of IBDV infection include agar gel precipitation, virus neutralization, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). These tests are designed to measure levels of antibodies to IBDV. However, these techniques are not very sensitive, and the presence of maternal antibody may complicate interpretation. Molecular detection by PCR can provide rapid, sensitive and specific detection of the virus (Lee et al., 1994).

Utilities:

  • Help confirm the disease causing agent
  • Environmental monitoring
  • Help ensure that flocks are free of IBDV
  • Early prevention of spread of the virus among flocks
  • Minimize human exposure to the virus
  • Safety monitoring of biological products and vaccines that derive from poultry

References:
Lee, L. H.,  Ting,  L. J., Shien, J. H and Shieh, H. K. (1994) Single-tube, noninterrupted reverse transcription-PCR for detection of infectious bursal disease virus. J. Clin. Microbiol. 32: 1268-1272.

Specimen requirements: 0.2 ml feces, or cloacal swab, or respiratory swab, or 0.2 ml whole blood in EDTA (purple top) tube, or 0.2 ml fresh, frozen or fixed tissue.

Contact Zoologix if advice is needed to determine an appropriate specimen type for a specific diagnostic application. For specimen types not listed here, please contact Zoologix to confirm specimen acceptability and shipping instructions.

For all specimen types, if there will be a delay in shipping, or during very warm weather, refrigerate specimens until shipped and ship with a cold pack unless more stringent shipping requirements are specified. Frozen specimens should be shipped so as to remain frozen in transit. See shipping instructions for more information.

Turnaround time: 2 business days

Methodology: Reverse transcription coupled real time PCR

Normal range: Nondetected

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