Infectious bronchitis corona virus establishes productive infection in avian macrophages interfering with selected antimicrobial functions
Published:July 17, 2018
Summary
Introduction Infectious bronchitis (IB) is primarily a respiratory disease of chickens but with potential to cause more widespread infection in the urinary and reproductive tracts in chicken leading to significant production losses in commercial broiler and layer flocks worldwide [1]. The causative infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) belongs to the family Coronaviridae. The disease is usually ch...