Detection of Caliciviruses in young pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) with enteritis in Italy

During June 2004 a severe enteritis was reported in a farm of 21-28 day old pheasants reared in intensive conditions in North-Eastern Italy. Mortality in the flock had reached 25%. Virological investigations on cell culture of the gut content yielded reoviruses while electron microscopy examination...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Capua, Calogero Terregino, Roberta De Nardi, Maria Serena Beato, Francesco Montesi, Luca Bano, Anna Toffan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/629