Insights into NDV Distribution and Molecular
Detection Across Multiple Regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province,
Pakistan
Muhammad Tariq Zeb1,2, Irshad Ahmad1*,
Muhammad Tahir Khan3,4,5*, Muhammad Tahir Sarwar1
and Nighat Nawaz5
1Institute
of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar,
Pakistan; 2Genomic Laboratory, Veterinary Research
Institute, Peshawar, Pakistan; 3Institute
of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (IMBB), the University of
Lahore, K.M. Defence Road, Lahore, Pakistan; 4Zhongjing
Research & Industrialization Institute of Chinese Medicine,
Zhongguancun Scientific Park, Meixi, Nanyang, Henan, 473006, P.R.
China;
5INTI
International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN Putra Nilai, 71800
Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia; 6Lecturer,
Department of Chemistry, Islamia College Peshawar
*Corresponding author:
irshadibms@kmu.edu.pk
(IA);
tahirmicrobiologist@gmail.com
(MTK)
Abstract
The study investigated Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) distribution across
different regions of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A total of 400
tissue samples, i-e, proventriculus, liver, lungs, trachea (dead birds), and
oropharyngeal, cloaca swabs (live birds) were collected from Peshawar, Hazara,
Southern, and Malakand, revealing varied NDV positivity rates. Malakand had the
highest rate (25.7%), followed by Peshawar and Hazara (20%), and the Southern
region (17.8%). Statistical analysis indicated potential significant differences
in NDV prevalence among regions (P-value = 0.031, Fisher's exact test).
Among the 400 samples, 80 underwent RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis. PCR
amplification of the F gene showed
successful results in 62 samples, indicating mesogenic and velogenic strains.
Further assays categorized 34 samples as velogenic/mesogenic, 20 as lentogenic,
and 28 as mixed strains. Among 32 positive velogenic/mesogenic samples, 25
remained undigested with the BglI enzyme, confirming their velogenic nature due
to the presence of the fusion protein cleavage site.
The current study shows NDV's regional
distribution, revealing their diversity in the KP Province of Pakistan. These findings are
useful for better management of NDV in the future, offering insights for
potential control measures against this infectious disease.
To Cite This Article:
Zeb MT, Ahmad I, Khan MT, Sarwar MT and Nawaz N,
2024. Insights into NDV Distribution and
Molecular Detection Across Multiple Regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province,
Pakistan. Pak Vet J, 44(2): 504-509. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.156