Reovirus-associated enteritis in Georgia broiler chicks.
The histopathology of reovirus-infected small intestines from clinically ill commercial broiler chicks afflicted with so-called runting stunting syndrome is described. We do not speculate that a cause-and-effect relationship necessarily exists between intralesional reovirus and illness in chicks in the present study. We propose that, in the future, similar cases be termed reovirus-associated enteritis (RAE). RAE must be differentiated from lesions attributed to infections by enterovirus-like particles.
Goodwin
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MA
Georgia Poultry Laboratory, Oakwood 30566.
Davis
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JF
Player
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D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D004751:Enteritis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005845:Georgia; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008853:Microscopy; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*