Pathogenicity of egg-type duck-origin isolate of Tembusu virus in Pekin ducklings
Abstract Background Tembusu virus (TMUV) usually affects adult ducks, causing a severe drop of egg production.It has also been shown to be pathogenic in commercial Pekin ducklings below 7 weeks of age.Here, we report a TMUV-caused neurological disease in young egg-type ducklings and the pathogenicity of the egg-type duck-origin TMUV isolates in mea