Avian viruses : function and control
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Avian viruses : function and control
Wingers Pub., c1995
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
A guide to understanding and controlling viruses that infect companion, aviary and free-ranging birds. This work begins with a general explanation of how viruses function and how they can be stopped from adversely affecting individuals as well as populations of birds. Information is also provided on specific viruses affecting avian species, how these viruses function and why certain species of psittacine birds are susceptible to these pathogens. The book explores what is available to prevent the spread of viral disease within a flock as well as potential developments in this area. For viral diseases that have been documented in poultry but not in other avian species, the author provides perspectives on how a disease process might occur if a related virus was found to infect companion, aviary or free-ranging birds.
Table of Contents
- 1 An Overview of Viruses:
- A clinical challenge
- Avian virology - past, present and future
- Characteristics of viruses
- Viral taxonomy
- Viral infection and replication
- Growing viruses in the laboratory
- Where did viruses come from?
- Treating viral infections
- 2 Infection and Disease
- Disese in bird populations
- Outcome of virus exposure
- Types of infections
- The bird-virus interaction
- 3 Viral Attack and Avian Response
- Factors in fital transmision
- Viral entry into a host
- Defense mechanisms
- Immune system competence
- 4 Diagnosing Viral Infections
- Diagnostic procedures
- Accuracy of diagnostic tests
- Types of diagnostic tests
- 5 Preventing Viral Infections: A clean environment
- Quarantine
- Boarding
- Cleaning an disinfection
- Characteristics of specific disinfectants
- Vaccines
- 6 Papovaviridae
- Papillomaviruses and papillomas
- Papillomatosis
- Polyomaviruses
- 7 Herpesviridae
- Herpesviruses in psittaciformes
- Herpesviruses in columbiformes
- Herpesviruses that principally affect galliformes
- Herpesviruses of falconiformes and strigiformes
- Herpesviruses in anseriformes
- Herpesviruses in gruiformes and ciconiiformes
- Herpesviruses in passeriformes
- Other herpesviruses
- 8 Circoviridae
- Psittacine beak and feather disease
- Circovirus in pigeons
- 9 Paramyxoviridae
- Paramyxovirus 1
- Paramyxovirus 2
- Paramyxovirus 3
- Paramyxovirus 4
- Paramyxovirus 5
- Other Paramyxoviruses
- Paramyxoviruses in columbiformes
- Other species-specific paramyxovirus diseases
- Pneumoviruses - turkey tracheitis virus
- 10 Poxviridae: Clinical features - general considerations
- Epizootiology
- Species-specific poxvirus diseases
- 11 Adenoviridae
- Psittacine birds
- Pheasants - marble spleen disease
- Adenovirus in turkeys
- Adenovirus in chickens
- Adenovirus in quail
- Adenoviruses in guinea fowl and grouse
- Adenoviruses in ostriches
- Adenovirus in pigeons
- Adenovirus in raptors
- Adenvirus in waterfowl
- Egg drop syndrome
- 12 Reoviridae
- Orthoreoviruses
- Species-specific reoviral diseases
- Orbiviruses
- Rotaviruses
- 13 Orthomyxoviridae
- Influenza A Viruses
- Influenza A Virus in Ratites
- 14 Retroviridae
- Avian leukosis/sarcoma viruses
- Reticuloendotheliosis viruses
- Togaviridae: Alphaviruses and eastern equine encephalitis virus
- Western equine encephalitis virus
- Species-specific encephalitic diseases
- Venezuelian equine encephalitis virus
- Other togaviruses in birds
- 16 Other Avian Viruses: Coronaviridae
- Picornaviridae
- Birnaviridae
- Flaviviridae
- Astrovirus
- Hepadnaviridae
- Parvoviridae
- Rhabdoviridae
- 17 Proventricular Dilatation Disease.
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