Infectious Bronchitis Coronavirus Infection in Chickens: Multiple System Disease with Immune Suppression

In the early 1930s, infectious bronchitis (IB) was first characterized as a respiratory disease in young chickens; later, the disease was also described in older chickens. The etiology of IB was confirmed later as being due to a coronavirus: the infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). Being a coronavirus...

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Main Authors: Shahnas M. Najimudeen, Mohamed S. H. Hassan, Susan C. Cork, Mohamed Faizal Abdul-Careem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/10/779