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Newcastle disease as a model for studies of experimental epidemiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

C. H. Andrewes  and
A. C. Allison
C. H. Andrewes
Affiliation:
The National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, N.W.7
A. C. Allison
Affiliation:
The National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, N.W.7
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Observations are reported on the mechanism of transmission of a neurotropic strain of Newcastle disease virus from infected to normal baby chicks. Infection appeared to be mediated mainly by large or very labile air-borne particles. Other factors examined were the time of maximum infectivity of chicks, the effects of duration of contact, of the social habits of the chicks and of the type of cage used to house them.

Results obtained by contact experiments were supported by tests in which settling virus particles were collected in Petri dishes placed at various distances from infected chicks.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , September 1961 , pp. 285 - 293
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1961

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