SWOLLEN HEAD SYNDROME IN TAIWAN - ISOLATION OF AN AVIAN PNEUMOVIRUS AND SEROLOGICAL SURVEY

Authors
LU YS SHIEN YS TSAI HJ TSENG CS LEE SH LIN DF
Citation
Ys. Lu et al., SWOLLEN HEAD SYNDROME IN TAIWAN - ISOLATION OF AN AVIAN PNEUMOVIRUS AND SEROLOGICAL SURVEY, Avian pathology, 23(1), 1994, pp. 169-174
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Avian pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03079457
Volume
23
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
169 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0307-9457(1994)23:1<169:SHSIT->2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Outbreaks of swollen head syndrome (SHS) were observed in two broiler and two broiler-breeder farms in Taiwan. The disease was characterized by oedematous swelling of the head, especially surrounding the eyelid s, the neck and wattles. Avian pneumovirus and Escherichia coli were i solated from birds in all four farms. In addition, Staphylococcus aure us and infectious bursal disease virus were each isolated from one far m. A serological survey of 398 birds from 11 broiler breeder farms sho wed 86.4% (344) of them had ELISA antibodies against turkey rhinotrach eitis virus.