The stand-alone pathogenicity of fowl adenoviruses (FAdVs) had long been disputed, given
the ubiquity of the viruses versus sporadic outbreaks, and variation between experimental …

Abstract Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) serotype-4 is highly pathogenic for chickens, especially for
broilers aged 3 to 5 wk, and it has emerged as one of the foremost causes of economic …

The poultry industry has emerged as one of the largest and fastest growing public sectors in
the developed and developing countries. Unfortunately, this industry is under a major threat …

Adenoviruses are common infectious agents in poultry and wild birds worldwide. This
chapter offers detailed coverage of the history, etiology, pathobiology, epidemiology …

Fowl adenovirus (FAdV) infections in chickens have undergone substantial changes in
recent decades, driven by host and pathogen factors. Based on the pathogenesis of …

Viral hepatitis in poultry is a complex disease syndrome caused by several viruses
belonging to different families including avian hepatitis E virus (HEV), duck hepatitis B virus …

The first avian adenovirus (AAV) associated with clinical disease was isolated from an
outbreak of respiratory disease in quail in 1950 (Olson, 1950). Since that time, AAVs have …

Immunosuppressive viral diseases threaten the poultry industry by causing heavy mortality
and economic loss of production, often as a result of the chickens' increased susceptibility to …

Since 2015, severe outbreaks of hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome (HHS), caused by
hypervirulent fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4), have emerged in several provinces in …

In recent years inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) has emerged as an economically important
disease in Western Canada. Historically, infections with infectious bursal disease virus …