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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Avian pneumovirus (APV) is an emerging viral respiratory disease agent of turkeys in Minnesota. Clinical signs of APV infection include open mouth breathing, ocular and nasal discharge, and swelling of infraorbital sinuses. The virus spreads rapidly among flocks of susceptible turkeys and is associated with increased mortality rates. A flock of 11-wk-old turkeys experienced a respiratory problem characterized by coughing, sneezing, swollen sinuses, and nasal discharge. The reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) performed on tissues from the nasal turbinates and tracheal tissues was positive for avian pneumovirus. Turbinate tissue was inoculated into chicken embryo fibroblasts, and cytopathic effect was observed after five blind passages. In an attempt to reproduce the disease, 50 microl of this cell culture-propagated virus was instilled into each conjunctival space and nostril of 23-day-old turkey poults. The poults were sacrificed at 2-day intervals for 12 days, and serum, tissues, and tracheal and cloacal swabs were collected. Between days 2 and 10 after exposure, the poults developed ocular and nasal discharge and swollen sinuses. The virus was detected by RT-PCR and virus isolation from the nasal turbinates of poults sacrificed on days 4 and 6 postinoculation. Antibodies to APV were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0005-2086
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
222-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Avian pneumovirus infection in Minnesota turkeys: experimental reproduction of the disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Veterinary PathoBiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul 55108, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't