Epidemiological surveillance of H9N2 avian influenza virus infection among chickens in farms and backyards in Egypt 2015-2016.

Background And Aim: LPAI H9N2 infection among the poultry population in Egypt constitutes an additional risk factor in the poultry industry. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of H9N2 avian influenza virus (AIV) in commercial and backyard chickens in Egypt. A 2-year survey of H9N2 AIV in chickens in farms and backyards was carried out in 2015 and 2016.

Survey on in bovine carcasses slaughtered at the municipal abattoir of El-Kharga, Egypt.

Aim: The main objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of sp. infection in cattle and buffalo carcasses slaughtered at El-Kharga abattoir, New Valley Governorate, Egypt.

Materials And Methods: The slaughtered animals were daily inspected for macrocysts through a year (2015).