Applying PCR technique for diagnosing parvovirus caused diseases in waterfowl in some Northern provinces, Viet Nam

Abstract

Waterfowl parvovirus, including goose parvovirus (GPV) and muscovy duck parvovirus (MDPV) can cause the disease in waterfowl with high morbility and mortality, especially in the young geese and ducks. In this study, traditional PCR methods were applied to diagnose parvovirus causing disease in waterfowl in some northern provinces of our country. With specific primers amplifying the target gene fragments of VP1 or NS gene, the PCR methods
not only detect parvovirus but also distinguish GPV and MDPV in the clinical samples. The studied results showed the presence of GPV in the duck specimens suspected to short beak and dwarfism syndrome (SBDS) in Hai Duong, Hung Yen provinces and MDPV in the muscovy duck specimens suspected to Derzsy's disease in Ha Noi