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PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA
Volume 34, Issue 8, Pages 733-737Publisher
REVISTA PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2014000800004
Keywords
Fowl adenovirus; hepatitis; hydropericardium; IBH/HPS syndrome; chicken
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- FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo) [06/59332-9]
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico)
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Commercial broiler flocks from a farm located in the State of S (a) over tildeo Paulo, Brazil, presented diarrhea, depression, increased mortality and poor weight gain. Upon post-mortem examination, classical signs of Inclusion Body Hepatitis/Hydropericardium Syndrome (IBH/HPS) were observed, including enlarged pale yellow-colored livers and straw-colored liquid in the pericardial sac. In addition, gross lesions were also observed in the kidneys, pancreas, thymus, intestines and gallbladder. Samples of these organs were analyzed by PCR for the detection of the hexon gene of the Fowl Adenovirus (FAdVs) Group I. The results were positive for both flocks (A and B) assayed by PCR. The macroscopic lesions associated with the detection of FAdV Group I by PCR in several of these affected organs allowed for the identification of IBH/HPS. In fact, this is the first report in Brazil of IBH/HPS in broilers, which identifies FAdVs group I as a causal agent of the disease. These findings may contribute to the worldwide epidemiology of the adenovirus-mediated hepatitis/hydropericardium syndrome.
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