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To achieve rapid simultaneous detection of these three pathogens, this study designed specific primers and probes based on conserved viral regions, successfully establishing a TaqMan multiplex real-time quantitative PCR assay. The results demonstrate that the method established in this study exhibits excellent specificity and shows no cross-reactivity with other pathogens in waterfowl. The limit of detection (LOD) of this method for the three pathogens was 10\n                    <jats:sup>1<\/jats:sup>\n                    copies\/\u03bcL, representing a 100-fold improvement in detection sensitivity compared to conventional PCR assay. Repeatability experiments demonstrate that this method exhibits excellent stability and reproducibility. Utilizing this method, we analyzed 120 clinical samples collected from diseased ducks across different regions of Jiangxi Province, China. Compared with conventional PCR, the detection rates for the three viruses were substantially higher, and co-infections with these viruses were also identified among the samples. In summary, the method established in this study offers distinct advantages of high specificity, sensitivity, and reproducibility. It enables rapid identification of these three pathogens in a single reaction, providing an efficient and viable technical approach for the rapid diagnosis of mixed viral infections in waterfowl farming.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1884322","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,21]],"date-time":"2026-07-21T05:35:34Z","timestamp":1784612134000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["TaqMan-probe-based multiplex real-time qPCR assay for simultaneous detection of Duck Tembusu virus, Novel duck reovirus, and Duck circovirus"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Zhixian","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University","place":["Nanchang, China"]},{"name":"Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences","place":["Nanchang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haoran","family":"Xi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences","place":["Nanchang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jia","family":"Tan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences","place":["Nanchang, China"]},{"name":"Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Healthy Breeding of Livestock and Poultry","place":["Nanchang, Jiangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cui","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences","place":["Nanchang, China"]},{"name":"Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Healthy Breeding of Livestock and Poultry","place":["Nanchang, Jiangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaona","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University","place":["Nanchang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Siyi","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University","place":["Nanchang, China"]},{"name":"Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences","place":["Nanchang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haiqin","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences","place":["Nanchang, China"]},{"name":"Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Green and Healthy Breeding of Livestock and Poultry","place":["Nanchang, Jiangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoquan","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Animal Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University","place":["Nanchang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1873","DOI":"10.3201\/eid1710.101890","article-title":"Tembusu virus in ducks, China","volume":"17","author":"Cao","year":"2011","journal-title":"Emerg. 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