NC1180: Control of Endemic, Emerging and Re-emerging Poultry Infectious Diseases in the United States

(Multistate Research Project)

Status: Active

SAES-422 Reports

08/25/2025

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09/29/2026


  1. Raimundo Espejo, Iryna V Goraichuk, David L Suarez, Cassandra Breedlove, Haroldo Toro (2025): Avian Paramyxovirus Type 1 from Wild Birds: Population Adaptation and Immunogenicity in Chickens. Avian Diseases 69(3):243-251.

  2. Benedict S, R.A. Gallardo, M.V. Machado, B. Liebros, L.P. Herve (2026): Biosecurity Assessment and Seroprevalence of Relevant Poultry Diseases in Saint Kitts Commercial Poultry Premises. Tropical Animal Health and Production. 58(5):287.

  3. Magwaba, J.C.M. Dekkers, S.J. Lamont, A. Wolc, E. Mollel, J.R. Mushi, M. Walugembe, E.N. Amuzu-Aweh, G.H. Chiwanga, N. Chouicha, P.L. Msoffe, T. Kelly, R.A. Gallardo, A.P. Muhairwa, H. Zhou (2026): Estimating genetic parameters of egg production in three local Tanzanian chicken ecotypes. Poultry Science:106751.

  4. Ali, R. Rahimi, M.E. Mahmoud, A.A. Shalaby, R.A. Gallardo, M.F. Abdul-Careem (2025): Genetic and phenotypic investigations of viral subpopulations detected in different tissues of laying hens following infectious bronchitis virus infection. Viruses 17(4):527.

  5. M. Crossley, C.C. Miramontes, D. Rejmanek, R. Gallardo, R. Pereira (2025): In-laboratory inactivation of H5N1 in raw whole milk through milk acidification: Results from a pilot study. Journal of Dairy Science 108(3):2264-2275.

  6. S. Doost, A. Yitbarek, S.K. Wootton, S. Behboudi, S. Sharif: Transcriptomic profiling reveals early immune activation and metabolic remodeling in lymphoid tissues following in ovo Marek’s disease virus mRNA vaccination in chickens. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 292:111052.

  7. J. Schmidt, A.J. Feinberg, E.M. Brannick (2026): Impact of heat stress on the post-hatch growth, morphometrics, and allometry of the chicken (Gallus gallus). British Poultry Science 67(2):289-296.

  8. Sharma, A. Seekatz, M. Alizadeh, H. Hassan, A. Yitbarek, S. Pratt, K. Abdelaziz (2026): Early-life supplementation of poultry-derived lactobacilli drives microbial succession and gut immune modulation in broiler chickens. Scientific Reports 16(1):5030.

  9. S. Teitelbaum, et al. [B.S. Ladman, coauthor] (2026): Waterfowl move less in heterogeneous and human-populated landscapes, with implications for spread of avian influenza viruses. Ecology Letters 29(1):e70265.

  10. G. Vinayamohan, A.C. Porto-Fett, B.S. Ladman, M. Murphy, P. Mann, L. Sauble, C.N. Johnson, R. Arsenault, J.B. Luchansky (2026): Avian influenza virus inactivation in beef slurries in response to food-relevant conditions of pH and temperature. Meat and Muscle Biology 10(1):21578.

  11. Ayala-Velastegui, N.W. Shariat (2026): Investigating differences in Salmonella serovars transmission within broiler production. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 13:1812851.

  12. Runcharoon, J. Ienes Lima, Y.-Y. Tsai, R. Becerra, A. Whitfield, M. Raccoursier Frost, V. Avila Reyes, C.M. Logue (2026): Using in vitro, in vivo, and histopathological analysis to characterize the pathogenicity of novel APEC strains collected from colibacillosis cases from Georgia poultry populations. ASM Animal Microbiology e00011-26.

  13. Runcharoon, J. Ienes Lima, C.M. Logue (2026): Complete genomes of 21 Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from colibacillosis cases in Georgia poultry. Microbial Resource Announcements e00186-26.

  14. Runcharoon, M.E. Favro, K. Jones, R.D. Berghaus, C.M. Logue (2025): Comprehensive assessment of four different molecular genotyping panels to characterize avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) for epidemiological studies. Letters in Applied Microbiology 78:12.

  15. Runcharoon, M.E. Favro, C.M. Logue (2025): The pathogenicity traits of avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) O25-ST131 associated with avian colibacillosis in Georgia poultry and their genotypic and phenotypic overlap with other ExPEC. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 136(1):lxaf015

  16. Runcharoon, M.E. Favro, C.M. Logue (2025): Longitudinal Analysis of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) Serogroups and Pathotypes from Avian Colibacillosis Cases in Georgia: A Continued Investigation, Year 2 Analysis. Poultry Science 104(2):104722.

  17. M.S. Shelkamy, C. Fay, A. Hashish, E. Gadu, M. Srednik, O. Osemeke, M. El-Gazzar (2026): Investigating the pathogenicity of novel non-pathogenic Avibacterium paragallinarum isolates and their protective potential against infectious coryza. Avian Pathology 55(3):343-360.

  18. Chaves, A. Hashish, I.V. Goraichuk, L.C. Casserta, M.C. Mears, E. Gadu, A. Bakre, E.R. Alexander Morris, M.M.S. Shelkamy, S. Nadendla, D.R. Perez, M. El-Gazzar (2025): Nanopore sequencing in veterinary medicine: from concepts to clinical applications. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 15:1701570.

  19. M.S. Shelkamy, A. Hashish, M.E. Srednik, E. Gadu, M. Chaves, N.R. Macedo, Q. Zhang, Y. Sato, S. Schmitz-Esser, M.M. El-Gazzar (2025): Eight complete and four draft genome sequences of nonpathogenic Avibacterium paragallinarum isolates from naive, healthy layer chickens in the USA. Microbiology Resource Announcements 14(9):e0133424.

  20. M.S. Shelkamy, A. Hashish, M.E. Srednik, M. Chaves, N.R. Macedo, E. Gadu, S. Schmitz-Esser, Q. Zhang, C. Wang, Y. Sato, M.M. El-Gazzar (2025): Prevalence of Nonpathogenic Avibacterium paragallinarum in Naïve-Healthy Layer Flocks Across Multiple States in the United States. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 2025:9994679.

  21. V. Lopez Garcia, K.A. Jolley, K.M. Parfitt, A. Hashish, Y. Sato, M. El-Gazzar, J. Nunez-Garcia, C. Fearnley, S.K. Sheppard, M.C.J. Maiden, M.F. Anjum (2026): A standardized core genome multilocus sequence typing and life identification number barcoding framework for global Pasteurella multocida surveillance and outbreak investigation. Microbial Genomics 12(6):001733.

  22. Duhan, M.H. Selim, P. Kada, M. Luqman, G. Temeeyasen, J. Radhakrishnan, T.A. Sharafeldin, S. Mo (2026): Genomic Characterization of Avian Metapneumovirus Subtypes A and B in United States Poultry by Targeted Amplicon Sequencing. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (accepted).

  23. H. Selim, S. Jangra, M. Luqman, N. Duhan, G. Temeeyasen, T. Serrao, R.S. Kaushik, T.A. Sharafeldin, S.K. Mor (2026): Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Avian Metapneumovirus Subgroup B Virus Isolated from a Chicken Farm in the United States. Avian Diseases 69(S1):562-573.

  24. H. Selim, T.A. Sharafeldin, M. Luqman, R. Gupta, P.K. Florent, S.K. Mor (2026): Experimental Pathogenicity of the Newly Emerging North American Avian Metapneumovirus Subgroup B in Chickens and Turkeys. Avian Diseases 69(S1):574-583.

  25. Egana-Labrin SC, Brodrick AJ, Khalid Z, Khelbeck D, Liu M, Dong J, Broadway A, Markis M, Mondal S, Broadbent AJ. Molecular characterization of Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) strains of genogroup A2B1 circulating in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia from 2018-2023. Microbiology Spectrum, Apr 16: e0297625. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02976-25. 

  26. Brodrick AJ, Liu M, Smith-Hicks G, Dong J, Egana-Labrin SC, Broadbent AJ. The C-terminus of infectious bursal disease virus VP3 encodes a predicted intrinsically disordered region, which promotes the formation of cytoplasmic puncta and modulates their physical properties. mBio, 2026 Jan, doi: 10.1128/mbio.03107-25

  27. Nazki S, Tennakoon C, Reddy VRAP, Chen Y, Sadeyen JR, Brodrick AJ, Iqbal M, Shelton H, Broadbent AJ. Evaluating how infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) infection influences influenza H3N8 challenge in chickens. Journal of General Virology, 2026; Mar 107(3):002235. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.002235

  28. Chundru, D., Jessup, A., Liakos, E., & Ghanem, M. (2026). Genotypic-Phenotypic Discordance of Antimicrobial Resistance in US Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale Field Isolates. Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 100731.

  29. Che, S., Goeringer, P., Ghanem, M., Rhodes, J., Perdue, M., & Moyle, J. (2026). Assessing Evolving Challenges and Educational Needs in Poultry Management: Insights from Commercial Broiler and Small-Scale Backyard Producer Surveys. Journal of Applied Poultry Research, 100697

  30. Ghanem, M., Harris, A., Timilsina, M., Chundru, D., Williams, M., Hashish, A., & El-Gazzar, M. (2026). A standardized, genome-guided MLST scheme for Avibacterium paragallinarum: enhanced epidemiological typing and validation against existing methods. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 64(3), e01267-25.

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