1. Serosurvey of Avian metapneumovirus, Orithobacterium rhinotracheale, and Chlamydia psittaci and Their Potential Association with Avian Airsacculitis.
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Zuo ZH, Zhang TY, Guo YX, Chu J, Qu GG, Miao LZ, Shen ZQ, and He C
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- Air Sacs pathology, Animals, Antibodies, Bacterial blood, Antibodies, Viral blood, Case-Control Studies, Chlamydia Infections microbiology, Chlamydia Infections pathology, Chlamydia Infections veterinary, Coinfection, Flavobacteriaceae Infections microbiology, Flavobacteriaceae Infections pathology, Flavobacteriaceae Infections veterinary, Humans, Paramyxoviridae Infections pathology, Paramyxoviridae Infections veterinary, Paramyxoviridae Infections virology, Poultry Diseases microbiology, Poultry Diseases virology, Respiratory Tract Diseases microbiology, Respiratory Tract Diseases veterinary, Respiratory Tract Diseases virology, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Air Sacs microbiology, Chickens, Chlamydia, Metapneumovirus, Ornithobacterium, Poultry Diseases pathology
- Abstract
Seasonal outbreaks of airsacculitis in China's poultry cause great economic losses annually. This study tried to unveil the potential role of Avian metapneumovirus (AMPV), Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) and Chlamydia psittaci (CPS) in avian airsacculitis. A serological investigation of 673 breeder chickens and a case-controlled study of 430 birds were undertaken. Results showed that infection with AMPV, ORT, and CPS was highly associated with the disease. The correlation between AMPV and CPS were positively robust in both layers and broilers. Finally, we determined the co-infection with AMPV, ORT, and CPS was prevalent in the sampled poultry farms suffering from respiratory diseases and the outbreak of airsacculitis was closely related to simultaneous exposure to all three agents., (Copyright © 2018 The Editorial Board of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences. Published by China CDC. All rights reserved.)
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- 2018
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