PATHOGENICITY OF RECENT ISOLATES OF PIGEON ARAMYXOVIRUS IN PIGEONS IN EGYPT

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Poultry Dis; Fac. of Vet. Med; Zagazig Univ.

2 Department of Poultry, Fac. Vet. Med.; Cairo Univ, Giza,

3 Department of Pathology, Fac. Vet. Med.; Zagazig Univ.

Abstract

Ninety pigeons of two months old were divided into six groups to study the pathogenicity of five PPMV-1 isolates with a control non-infected group. Each group was subdivided into three subgroups for intravenous, intranasal and contact. Clinical signs, morbidity, mortality and postmortem lesions are presented. Reisolation, seroconversion and histopathological changes are Discussed.

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