Tenosynovitis in chickens.
An adenovirus was isolated from the tendon fluid of broilers and meat breeders with clinical tenosynovitis. The viral infection was in many cases accompanied by a staphylococcal infection. The significance of the adenovirus is not yet known, although initial transmission studies indicate that it may play a role in the tendon thickening process.
D000818:Animals; D000259:Aviadenovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002645:Chickens; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*