Occurrence of Atypical Fowlpox in Poultry Farms in Kenya
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1979Author
Nyaga, P N
Kaminjolo, J S
Mutiga, E R
Bebora, LC
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Atypical fowlpox occurred in several poultry farms in Kenya.
On two occasions layers had their eyes closed and egg production
dropped. Fowlpox virus was isolated from lesions on the inner surfaces
of the closed eyelids. Other chickens had lesions covered by
yellow caseous necrotic material in the mouth, around the epiglottis,
and in the trachea and choanae. Typical proliferative cutaneous
lesions were observed in birds of all ages in other flocks examined.
Fowlpox virus was recovered from both cutaneous and diphtheritic
lesions. The infected chorioallantoic membranes had focal hyperplastic
lesions containing pink-staining intracytoplasmic inclusion
bodies in most cells. Transmission studies showed that the
virus was highly virulent to susceptible chickens.
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http://www.jstor.org/stable/1589751http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32833
Citation
Avian Diseases, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1979), pp. 745-752PublishedPublisher
University of Nairobi Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi