Abstract
Paramyxovirus are viruses belonging to the Paramyxoviridae family, currently divided into 7 genera: Aquaparamyxovirus, Avulavirus, Ferlavirus, Henipavirus, Morbillivirus, Respirovirus and Rubulavirus. They are characterized by being 150-300 nm diameter enveloped particles with helical symmetry nucleocapsid containing single negative strain RNA genome. In birds, the main paramyxovirus are …