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Genetic characteristics:  Studies have found that isolates from biovar Gallinarum were can be multidrug-resistant. More specifically, antibiogram analysis revealed that biovar Gallinarum in the U.S. exhibited high levels prevalence of resistance to cephradine, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, amoxicillin, streptomycin, and ampicillin. Farahani et al. found that the antibiotic resistance rates among 60 biovar Gallinarum isolates in Iran were as follows: penicillin (100%), nitrofurantoin (80%), nalidixic acid (45%), cefoxitin (35%), neomycin sulfate (30%), chloramphenicol (20%), and ciprofloxacin (5%)

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Geographical distribution: Serovar Biovar Gallinarum has been reported worldwide.

OutbreaksAnimal outbreaks: There have been multiple outbreaks in chickens associated with biovar Gallinarum. Here, we selected two as examples.Examples are shown below: 

Year

Location

Breed

Number of cases

2014BrazilJapanese Quail2221
1990ZambiaLayer24002

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Border rejections: There have been no recent border rejections linked to this biovar.

Recalls: There have been no border rejections recent recalls linked to this biovar.

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