Szalay D, Glávits R, Nemes Cs, Kósa Anna, Fodor L
Omega-Vet-Lab Bt., H-9701 Szombathely, Zanati u. 3, Hungary.
Acta Vet Hung. 2002;50(3):297-305. doi: 10.1556/avet.50.2002.3.6.
Upper respiratory tract disease (manifesting itself in rhinitis, tracheitis and conjunctivitis) and mortality associated with Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale infection were observed in four flocks of 2- to 3-week-old turkeys. In a 15- to 16-week-old turkey flock bilateral catarrhal-croupous pneumonia was found in the dead birds. In a further 5-week-old flock and in three 16- to 20-week-old turkey flocks mortality was preceded by nervous signs (motor disturbances, recumbency, abnormal carriage of the head) and was found to be associated with fibrinopurulent inflammation of the cranial bones and meningitis. The bacterium O. rhinotracheale was isolated from the affected organs in the different disease conditions. The isolated strains did not differ markedly in cultural, morphological and biochemical properties. This is the first report of a turkey disease manifesting itself in nervous signs associated with O. rhinotracheale infection.
在4群2至3周龄的火鸡中观察到上呼吸道疾病（表现为鼻炎、气管炎和结膜炎）以及与鼻气管鸟杆菌感染相关的死亡率。在一群15至16周龄的火鸡中，死亡的火鸡出现双侧卡他性-格鲁布性肺炎。在另一群5周龄的火鸡以及三群16至20周龄的火鸡中，死亡前出现神经症状（运动障碍、俯卧、头部异常姿势），并且发现与颅骨纤维蛋白脓性炎症和脑膜炎有关。在不同疾病状况下，从受影响的器官中分离出鼻气管鸟杆菌。分离出的菌株在培养、形态和生化特性方面没有明显差异。这是关于一种与鼻气管鸟杆菌感染相关、表现为神经症状的火鸡疾病的首次报告。
