Serologic associations between fowl cholera and other diseases. |
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| Authors: | T E Carpenter K P Snipes D W Hird D C Hirsh |
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| Institution: | Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616. |
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| Abstract: | As part of a case-control study designed to identify fowl cholera risk factors, 2087 blood samples were collected from 71 California meat-turkey flocks. Samples were tested for antibodies to three mycoplasmas and four viruses pathogenic for turkeys. Flocks that had antibodies to Newcastle disease virus and/or Mycoplasma meleagridis had an increased risk of having an outbreak of fowl cholera. This information should prove useful for fowl cholera control programs in meat turkeys. |
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