Article
Molecular Characteristics of Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses from Asymptomatic Broiler Flocks in Europe
1 Dec 2006
Abstract excerpt
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) exists in several different antigenic and pathogenic forms. The immune suppression caused by this virus in young chickens is not always associated with clinical signs of disease. The antigenic variant viruses originally described in the United States typically do not cause clinical signs of disease but can cause a marked immune suppression via the destruction of B...
