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Emergence of avian infectious bronchitis in a non-vaccinating country.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Jan 2014
Pohjola Leena K, Ek-Kommonen S Christine, Tammiranta Niina E, Kaukonen Eija S, Rossow Laila M, Huovilainen T Anita
Abstract excerpt
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) is a coronavirus of the chicken. It is a highly contagious pathogen and in addition to causing respiratory and kidney diseases can affect the reproductive organs, resulting in loss of production and poor egg quality. Despite the global distribution of IBV, Finland has been free of clinical cases for almost three decades. Since April 2011, outbreaks involving genotypes QX,...
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