Muscovy ducks as a source of Pasteurella anatipestifer infection in turkey flocks.
An outbreak of disease, characterised by neurological signs and increased mortality, occurred in 17 out of 50 turkey farms in a village. Virological tests were negative as were routine bacteriological tests of the organs. However, Pasteurella anatipestifer was repeatedly isolated from the brain. The source of the infection was probably a group of Muscovy ducks.
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Poultry Diseases Laboratory, Beer Tuvya, Kiryat Malachi, Israel.
Bock
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Zemer
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