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The pathogenesis of low pathogenicity H7 avian influenza viruses in chickens, ducks and turkeys

Published: December 1, 2017
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Background Avian influenza (AI) virus causes one of the most economically important diseases of poultry worldwide. AI is classified by the world organization for animal health (OIE) into two forms, low pathogenicity (LP) and high pathogenicity (HP), based on virulence in chickens [1]. H7 is one of the two most economically important AI virus subtypes because historically all HP AI viruses have...
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Erica Spackman
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
Mary Pantin-Jackwood
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
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Les Devries
4 de diciembre de 2017
Has there ever been a broiler flock (up to 8 weeks old) of chickens that tested positive for highly pathogenic AI of any strain?
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Wijnen
Poultry Veterinary Study Group of de EU (PVSGEU)
Poultry Veterinary Study Group of de EU (PVSGEU)
5 de diciembre de 2017
As an answer to the question about HPAI in broilers, yes, there have been broilers flocks tested positive for HPAI. In the Netherlands in 2003 there were some flocks that were found to be positive for HPAI H7N7.
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