Epidemiological investigation of fowl adenovirus (FAdV) infections in ducks and geese in Shandong Province, China

Avian Pathol. 2024 Jan 11:1-9. doi: 10.1080/03079457.2024.2302138. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSamples of suspected FAdV-infected waterfowl from farms in Shandong Province were collected from 2019 to 2022.Single infections with FAdV were less frequent than mixed infections.477 out of 792 samples (60.23%) tested positive for FAdV nucleic acids.Detection rate of FAdV was 65.47% in fattening duck farms, 55.73% in breeder duck farms and 54.55% in fattening geese farms.PMID:38206316 | DOI:10.1080/03079457.2024.2302138

Source: Avian Pathology - January 11, 2024 Category: Pathology Authors: Bingrong Wu Xiaoning Jiang Dalin He Feng Wei Mingtian Mao YuDong Zhu Hong Su Yi Tang Youxiang Diao Source Type: research