Classification

CLASSIFICATION
    • Order  - Mononegavirales
    • Family   –  Paramyxoviridae
    • Subfamily -  Parmyxovirinae
    • Genus  -  Avula virus
    • Species  - Avian Paramyxovirus 1 (APMV-1)
  • There are nine different species under the genus Avula virus and they have been numbered 1-9 indicated as APMV-1 to APMV-9. Strains of APMV-1 causes Newcastle disease. APMV-1 cross reacts with APMV-2 and APMV-3.
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