title: The status of guinea fowls (Numida meleagris) in the epidemiology of infectious bursal disease (IBD) of poultry in Nigeria.
abstract: A serological survey for IBD in market guinea fowls gave a total prevalence rate of 44.3% from five different locations in Nigeria. Guinea fowl keets were susceptible to experimental IBD infection and transmitted it to in-contact sentinel chickens. The infected guinea fowl keets showed the typical clinical-pathology and seroconversion for IBD. These results suggest that guinea fowls could play an active part in the epidemiology of IBD.
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Adewuyi
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Durojaiye
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Adene
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002060:Bursa of Fabricius / Q000473:pathology; D007243:Infectious bursal disease virus / Q000276:immunology*; D009549:Nigeria; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012087:Reoviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral