The GaHV-2 epPCR comprises a series of species-specific targeted reagents designed for detection of Gallid herpesvirus 2 species by using epPCR. Gallid herpesvirus 2 (or Marek’s disease virus; MDV) is a DNA virus of Herpesviridae family. GaHV-2 is responsible of Marek’s disease, a highly contagious viral neoplastic disease in chickens. The disease is characterized by the presence of T cell lymphoma as well as infiltration of nerves and organs by lymphocytes. The route of infection is usually respiratory and the disease is highly contagious being spread by infective feather-follicle dander, fomites, etc. Infected birds remain viraemic for life. Diagnosis in poultry is complicated due to multiple etiological agents capable of causing very similar tumours.

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