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...
Uchenna Nneka Chukwu holds a BSc (Hons) in Applied Microbiology from Nnamdi Azikiwe University and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Cape Town.
