Recombinant Marek's disease virus expressing the VP2 gene provides effective protection against novel variant infectious bursal disease virus.
The novel variant infectious bursal disease virus (nVarIBDV) has emerged as a significant threat to the poultry industry because it causes severe damage to the bursa of Fabricius. Moreover, due to its antigenic variation, currently available commercial IBDV vaccines are unable to provide complete protection against it....