Experimental co-infection of variant infectious bursal disease virus and fowl adenovirus serotype 4 increases mortality and reduces immune response in chickens

Experimental co-infection of variant infectious bursal disease virus and fowl adenovirus serotype 4 increases mortality and reduces immune response in chickens

Abstract Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) and fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4) cause infectious bursal disease (IBD) and hydropericardium-hepatitis syndrome, respectively. Recently, studies have reported co-infections of poultry with IBDV and FAdV-4, which is an important problem in the pou...

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Main Authors: A-hui Xu, Lu Sun, Kai-hang Tu, Qing-yuan Teng, Jia Xue, Guo-zhong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Infectious bursal disease virus
Fowl adenovirus serotype 4
Co-infection
Pathogenicity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00932-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00932-y

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