ANTIVIRAL EFFECT OF MANGIFERA INDICA AND THYMUS VULGARIS LEAVES EXTRACT ON NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS
Abstract Background Newcastle disease is a highly contagious disease of birds caused by Paramyxovirus. Birds mostly affected by Paramyxovirus virus includes; chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks and guinea fowls. Newcastle disease however, remains a worldwide problem. There are three major strains of Newcastle disease virus and they are velogenic, mesogenic and lentogenic strains respectively. These viral strains reflects the severity of the disease pathotypes. In the medical laboratory, the...
Postgraduate
University of Cape Town
January 2015 to July 2017