HEMORRHAGIC ENTERITIS BY ADENOVIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES IN TURKEYS - A POSSIBLE PATHOGENIC MECHANISM

Authors
GOMEZVILLAMADOS JC CARRANZA J SIERRA MA CARRASCO L HERVAS J BLANCO A FERNANDEZ A
Citation
Jc. Gomezvillamados et al., HEMORRHAGIC ENTERITIS BY ADENOVIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES IN TURKEYS - A POSSIBLE PATHOGENIC MECHANISM, Avian diseases, 38(3), 1994, pp. 647-652
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Avian diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
00052086
Volume
38
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
647 - 652
Database
ISI
SICI code
0005-2086(1994)38:3<647:HEBAPI>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
This paper describes an outbreak of hemorrhagic enteritis due to adeno virus in turkeys in Spain. Diagnosis of the disease was confirmed by h istopathological examination and the observation of adenovirus in sple en mononuclear cells and intestinal infiltrate. Evidence was also foun d of intravascular coagulation, which may give rise to the bleeding co nsidered characteristic of this disease.