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 …

Hydropericardium syndrome (HPS) is a highly infectious disease caused by fowl adenovirus
serotype 4 (FAV-4) affecting poultry, especially broiler birds. The disease was initially …

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 …

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 …

Inclusion-body hepatitis–hydropericardium syndrome (IBH-HPS) is an important, recently
emerged, disease of poultry, particularly of 3-to 6-week-old broiler chicks, characterized by …

Recently, inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) outbreaks have been increasingly reported in
different regions of India, particularly in broiler flocks. The present study was undertaken to …

The prevalence of poultry adenovirus in China is determined using clinical diagnosis,
molecular biological testing, serological testing, and LMH cell virus isolation. These methods …

The current study was planned to develop an efficient vaccine against hydropericardium
syndrome virus (HSV). Currently, formalin-inactivated liver organ vaccines failed to protect …