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Newcastle disease virus is an avian paramyxovirus which can infect many different avian species. In fowl, Newcastle disease is also called atypical fowl pest. There are different pathogenic strains which produce clinical symptoms of varying severity, from subclinical to peracute diseases. Most notably, affected animals can develop respiratory and CNS symptoms; loss of performance, diarrhoea and sudden deaths are also possible. Newcastle disease virus is zoonotic and can cause conjunctivitis, fever, headache and aching limbs in humans. aPMV-1 is considered the cause of the Newcastle disease
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