Acute hemorrhagic enterocolitis in ratites: isolation of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus and reproduction of the disease in ostriches and turkey poults.
Two emus died with acute hemorrhagic enterocolitis. Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) virus was isolated in Vero cells from non-pooled samples of brain and intestine. Enterocolitis with splenic and hepatic necrosis was reproduced by intramuscular or oral inoculation of this isolate in two ostriches and three turkey poults.
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Department of Avian Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens.
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D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D004663:Encephalitis Virus, Eastern Equine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014422:Turkeys