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BacterialDiseasesESCHERICHIACOLIINFECTIONSSALMONELLOSESPARATYPHOIDINFECTIONSFOWLCHOLERARIEMERELLAANATIPESTIFERINFECTIONSMYCOPLASMANECROTICENTERITISCHOLANGIOHEPATITISINBROILERCHICKENSGANGRENOUSDERMATITISBOTULISMAVIANTUBERCULOSIS

ViralDiseasesVIRALINCLUSIONBODYHEPATITISHAEMORRHAGICENTERITISOFTURKEYSEGGDROPSYNDROME1976ADENOVIRUSGROUPIASSOCIATEDINFECTIONSINFECTIOUSBURSALDISEASE(GUMBORO)INFECTIOUSBRONCHITIS(IB)LARYNGOTRACHEITISSWOLLENHEADSYNDROMEINFECTIOUSENCEPHALOMYELITISNEWCASTLEDISEASEFOWLPOXREOVIRUSINFECTIONS

NeoplasticDiseasesinPoultryVIRUSINDUCEDNEOPLASTICDISEASESMAREK'SDISEASELYMPHOIDLEUKOSISMYELOCYTOMATOSISERYTHROBLASTOSISADENOCARCINOMATOSIS

ParasiticDiseasesCOCCIDIOSISHISTOMONOSISASCARIDIOSISRAILLIETINOSISKNEMIDOKOPTOSIS

MycosesandMycotoxicosesASPERGILLOSISASPERGILLUSGRANULOMATOUSDERMATITISAFLATOXICOSISCANDIDIASISFUSARIOTOXICOSES

DeficiencyDiseasesVITAMINB2DEFICIENCYVITAMINBiDEFICIENCYVITAMINEDEFICIENCYFATTYLIVERHAEMORRHAGICSYNDROMESLIPPEDTENDON(PEROSIS)

OtherPULMONARYHYPERTENSION(ASCITIS)SYNDROMEINBROILERCHICKENSAMYLOIDOSISDEEPPECTORALMYOPATHYRUPTUREOFTHEGASTROCNEMIUSTENDONINBROILERBREEDERSCAGELAYERFATIGUEDYSCHONDROPLASIATHYPERKERATOSIS

FOWLPOX

265.266.Fowl pox (FP) is a viral disease in hens, turkeys and many other birds,characterized by cutaneous lesions on the featherless skin and/or diphtheriticlesions of mucous coats of the upper alimentary and respiratory tract. FP isencounteredineithercutaneousordiphtheriticformorinboth.Inmostoutbreaks,thecutaneous form is prevailing. The lesions vary according to the stage ofdevelopment: papules, vesicles, pustules or crusts. The lesions are usually in theregionofthehead.

267.lesionsaroundtheventinapigeon.FPiscausedbyanepitheliotropicDNAvirusfromtheAvipoxgenus, thePoxviridaefamily.Somevirustypes(strains)exist: fowlpox virus, turkey pox virus, pigeon pox virus, canary pox virus etc., different inpathogenic and immunogenic aspects. The viruses are very resistant to

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environmentalfactorsandcouldpersistforseveralmonths.

268.269.Frequently,theconjunctivalmucosa,injuredbythepoxvirus,isanentrancedoorforadditionalcontamination(.coli,Staphylococcusspp.etc.)anddevelopmentofcomplications.Theinfection ismechanicallyspreadbydisseminationof thevirusthroughdesquamationofcruststhatcontainit.Somemosquitoesandbloodsucklingarthropods could also distribute the virus. The mosquitoes remain infective forseveral weeks. The incubation period is from 4 to 10 days. The disease is spreadslowly and many weeks could pass between its emergence and severe outbreaksoccurrence.

270.Diphtheritic lesions look likewhitishoryellowishplaquesthataredepositedandgrownonthemucouscoatsofthebuccalandnasalcavities,thesinuses,thelarynx,thepharynx,thetracheaortheoesophagus(arrows).Thediagnosisismadeuponthetypical cutaneous and diphtheritic lesions. The prevention is performed byvaccinationsthatcouldbemadeatanyage,ifnecessary.

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