Viral arthritis in fryers related to reovirus infection in breeders.
In 1983, twenty-two outbreaks of viral arthritis/tenosynovitis were diagnosed in a 6-month period on 18 fryer farms of one commercial operation located in western Washington. The main source of the reovirus infection was traced to a breeder flock that supplied progeny chicks to all of the affected farms.
D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*