title: Turkey meningo-encephalitis: a general review.
abstract: Turkey meningo-encephalitis (TME), a neuro-paralytic disease of the adult turkey caused by an Arbovirus, was described in 1960 in Israel, and not yet reported elsewhere. The seasonal outbreaks caused a high morbidity and a mortality up to 80%. A tendency toward spread has been found in the last two years. The TME virus was attenuated sucessfully by adapting it to a new host, the Japanese quail, and a vaccine prepared with this attenuated virus is effective in immunizing turkeys to the disease.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000276:immunology; D002642:Chick Embryo; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007557:Israel; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D014422:Turkeys; D014765:Viral Vaccines
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines