Elmubarak A K, Kheir S A, Abuelgasim A I
Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Alamarat, Khartoum, Sudan.
Rev Elev Med Vet Pays Trop. 1990;43(3):317-22.
The first outbreak of reovirus infection in broiler chickens was observed in the Sudan in the largest poultry industry of the country. The disease was characterized clinically by growth retardation, lameness, poor feathering, shank depigmentation and occasionally retraction of the head. Grossly there was enlargement of the proventriculus, atrophy of the pancreas and bone abnormalities. Histopathologic changes included hepatitis, nephritis, myocarditis, pericarditis, catarrhal enteritis, pancreatic necrosis, encephalomalacia and ricketic changes. Details were described. Reovirus was isolated from affected birds and reisolated from experimentally infected chicks. Infection was confirmed by immunoelectrophoresis and agar gel precipitation tests.
在苏丹最大的家禽业中,首次观察到肉鸡感染呼肠孤病毒。该病临床上的特征为生长发育迟缓、跛行、羽毛发育不良、胫部色素沉着减退,偶尔头部回缩。大体病变有腺胃肿大、胰腺萎缩和骨骼异常。组织病理学变化包括肝炎、肾炎、心肌炎、心包炎、卡他性肠炎、胰腺坏死、脑软化和佝偻病样改变。详细情况已有描述。从患病禽类中分离出呼肠孤病毒,并从实验感染的雏鸡中再次分离出该病毒。通过免疫电泳和琼脂凝胶沉淀试验确诊感染。