Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40284942›Full record

ArticleViruses2025

Isolation, Identification, and Pathogenicity of an Avian Reovirus Epidemic Strain in Xinjiang, China.

Xin Ma, Weiqi Li, Zhaoquan Liu, Zhipeng Zuo, Xinyu Dang, Hengyun Gao, Qingling Meng, Lin Yang, Yongjie Wang, Shilei Zhang

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Viruses, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Xin MaCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
Weiqi LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
Zhaoquan LiuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
Zhipeng ZuoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
Xinyu DangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
Hengyun GaoCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
Qingling MengCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.
Lin YangDepartment of Animal Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.
Yongjie WangDepartment of Animal Sciences, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6479-8902
Shilei ZhangCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023MD734234Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2022D01B198
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To investigate the prevalence and pathogenic characteristics of avian reovirus (ARV) in the Xinjiang region of China, this study collected suspected joint tissue samples from broiler farms across different areas of the Taikun Group. The samples were subjected to virus isolation, RT-PCR analysis, sequence analysis, in vitro replication assays, and pathogenicity assessments in specific pathogen-free (SPF) chicken embryos and chickens. The results revealed the isolation of a chicken-derived ARV epidemic strain, designated as ARV xj-1.1. The virus-induced cytopathic effects (CPEs) in LMH cells and the time required to observe CPEs significantly decreased with serial blind passages. Pathogenicity testing demonstrated that ARV xj-1.1 is highly virulent to SPF chicken embryos and chickens. Inoculation of SPF chicken embryos resulted in a 100% mortality rate, while inoculation of 1-day-old SPF chicks caused significant swelling of the footpads. In conclusion, this study successfully isolated an epidemic strain of avian reovirus, providing a valuable theoretical basis for understanding the genetic evolution and epidemiology of ARV variants in the Xinjiang region.

Indexed as

Orthoreovirus, AvianPoultry DiseasesReoviridae InfectionsAnimalsCell LineChick EmbryoChickensChinaCytopathogenic Effect, ViralEpidemicsPhylogenySpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsVirulenceVirus Replicationavian reovirusbroilersidentificationisolationpathogenicity

Identifiers

PMID40284942
PMCPMC12031336

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.