Marek’s disease can be pervasive in chicken houses. Chickens infected by this highly contagious viral disease often develop tumors, become paralyzed and die. They can shed the virus through their skin ...

Ancient Chickens Shine Light on Evolution of Major Poultry Disease DNA from chickens that lived at least 1,000 years ago unravels the mystery behind the escalation of Marek’s disease.

Joe Patria, a molecular biology Ph.D. student at UD, unexpectedly pursued poultry research under Professor Mark Parcells, focusing on Marek's disease virus (MDV). He is exploring the molecular ...

An international team of scientists led by geneticists and disease biologists has used ancient DNA to trace the evolution of Marek's Disease Virus (MDV). This global pathogen causes fatal ...

Symptoms can include coughing and sneezing, loss of appetite, diarrhea, declining egg production and fertility, and nervous ...

A notifiable animal disease in Germany, Marek’s disease is caused by the globally distributed Marek’s disease virus (MDV). Over the past century, the virus, which causes tumors in chickens and ...

The study Ancient chicken remains reveal the origins of virulence in Marek’s disease virus will be published in Science on Thursday 14 December 2023, 09:00 GMT / 14:00 EST.

An international team of scientists led by geneticists and disease biologists from the University of Oxford and LMU Munich have used ancient DNA to trace the evolution of Marek's Disease Virus (MDV).

With Vaxxitek HVT+IBD+H5, Boehringer Ingelheim is expanding its proven Vaxxitek range with a new vaccine that protects against three severe poultry diseases: Marek’s disease, infectious bursal disease ...