Localisation of avian reovirus in the hock joints of chicks after entry through broken skin.
Avian reoviruses are transmitted vertically via the egg and horizontally following the ingestion of infected faecal material. Experiments conducted on eight one-day-old specific pathogen free chicks provide evidence for occasional infection through broken skin and localisation in the hock joint.
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Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Liverpool, Neston, South Wirral.
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D002645:Chickens; D006614:Hindlimb; D007596:Joints / Q000382:microbiology*; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries / Q000382:microbiology; D013047:Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary
D000914:Antibodies, Viral