Ihuoma E. Ezeala

Strains of Newcastle disease Virus, Circulating among Sick Poultry Flocks in Nsukka-Nigeria

Maduike C. O. Ezeibe, John A. O. Okoye, Ihuoma E. Ezeala, Ijeoma J. Mbuko & Augustine A. Ngene · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aim: To study prevalence of the different strains of Newcastle disease virus (NDV) circulating among sick poultry flocks, NDV detected from disease outbreaks in Nsukka-Nigeria were characterized into the three main NDV strains. Materials and Methods: NDV was detected from 63 case...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/7129

Comparison of Use of Agglutination of Mammalian Erythrocytes Plus Heat Stability Test and Use of Agglutination of Mammalian Erythrocytes Plus Erythrocyte Elution Time to Characterize Isolates of Newcastle Disease Virus

Maduike C. O. Ezeibe, John A. O. Okoye, Ihuoma E. Ezeala, Ijeoma J. Mbuko & Augustine A. Ngene · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aim: For a simpler, more rapid and more accurate method of characterizing  new isolates of Newcastle disease virus (NDV), agglutination of mammalian erythrocytes (HA)  plus heat stability  test  and  agglutination of  mammalian erythrocytes  plus  erythrocytes  elution time (EET)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7128