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Avian infectious bronchitis (IB) is an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of chickens.The disease is caused by avian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), a coronavirus (Coronaviridae, Orthocoronavirinae, genus Gammacoronavirus, subgenus Igacovirus), [1] and characterized by respiratory signs including gasping, coughing, sneezing, tracheal rales, and nasal discharge.
The strain of avian coronavirus previously known as infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is the only coronavirus that infects chickens. [3] It causes avian infectious bronchitis , a highly infectious disease that affects the respiratory tract , gut , kidney and reproductive system .
8 day old chick with difficulty breathing, due to an Avian influenza infection. Avian infectious bronchitis, caused by a strain of Avian coronavirus previously known as infectious bronchitis virus [2] Avian infectious laryngotracheitis, caused by Gallid alphaherpesvirus 1 [3] Avian influenza, caused by Avian influenza virus [4]
Their report in 1933 titled "Laryngotracheitis in chicks" published in the Poultry Science indicated a clear distinction of infectious bronchitis from infectious laryngotracheitis (cause by a herpes virus) as the main organ affected was the bronchi. [8] The bronchi infection resulted in severe gasping and swift death due to inability to eat food.
The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, ... About 70 bird flu infections have been confirmed in people in the US ...
Infectious bursal disease (IBD), also known as Gumboro disease, infectious bursitis, and infectious avian nephrosis, is a highly contagious disease of young chickens and turkeys caused by infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), [1] characterized by immunosuppression and mortality generally at 3 to 6 weeks of age.
The bird flu has been infecting American flocks for years, leading to a series of infections and increased egg prices. But now, there's a new twist: A different strain has been detected in U.S ...
PARIS (Reuters) -The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. U.S ...