The possibility that Dermanyssus gallinae, the poultry red mite, could act as a vector of
infectious disease-causing pathogens has always intrigued researchers and worried …

Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is one of the dangerous diseases of poultry that affects the
bursa of Fabricius, which is an important organ of the bird's immune system. IBD virus is …

Vaccines are an essential tool for the control of viral infections in domestic animals. We
generated recombinant vector herpesvirus of turkeys (vHVT) vaccines expressing …

Avian Immunology, Third Edition contains a detailed description of the avian innate immune
system, encompassing the mucosal, enteric, respiratory and reproductive systems. The …

Identifying which diseases represent a priority is crucial to optimize resources for
diagnostics, control, and prevention. Here, the impact of 111 poultry pathogens belonging to …

Leucocytozoonosis was found in three layer farms in chickens with suspected fatty liver or
fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome in Korea between 2009 and 2011. These layer chicken …

The fecal virome comprises a complex diversity of eukaryotic viruses, phages and viruses
that infect the host. However, little is known about the intestinal community of viruses that is …

Marek's disease virus (MDV) is an oncogenic alphaherpesvirus of chickens. The MDV
genome consists of two unique regions that are both flanked by inverted repeat regions …

Simple Summary The poultry industry is the most intensive and fastest growing among all
livestock production systems, and, in the last decades, it has expanded exponentially due to …

Reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) is a retroviral pathogen capable of infecting several avian
hosts and is associated with immunosuppression, anemia, proventriculitis, neoplasia, and …