An acute, transmissible, infectious disease associated with high MORTALITY and MORBIDITY in young turkeys (poults). It is characterized by DIARRHEA; ANOREXIA; growth depression, and immune dysfunction. The cause is unknown but astroviruses (AVASTROVIRUS) and coronaviruses (CORONAVIRUS, TURKEY) have been isolated from diseased poults and are thought to cause the enteritis and increased susceptibility to bacterial infections.

Annotation

don't forget TURKEYS (NIM)

nezapomeň na deskriptor KROCANI (NIM)

DUI

D031261 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0396969

Previous indexing

Enteritis, Transmissible, of Turkeys (1997-2002); Poultry Diseases (1991-2002)

History note

2003

Public note

2003