Fatal necrotic tracheitis by Aviadenovirus in captive Alagoas curassows (Pauxi mitu) extinct from the wild

Extinct from nature, captive young Alagoas curassows (Pauxi mitu) were found agonizing or dead with respiratory disease. Intranuclear inclusion bodies were found in the epithelia of the trachea, associated with marked necrotic tracheitis. An Aviadenovirus was isolated in chicken eggs and characteriz...

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Published in:Avian pathology 2019-05, Vol.48 (3), p.278-283
Main Authors: Marques, Marcus Vinicius Romero, Marin, Sandra Yuliet, Couto, Rodrigo de Macedo, Ecco, Roselene, Resende, Mauricio, Martins, Nelson Rodrigo da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoviridae
Aves
Aviadenovirus
Biosecurity
Brazil
Cracidae
Eggs
Epithelium
extinct from nature
Extinction
fatal tracheitis
Fatalities
Inclusion bodies
Pauxi
Proteins
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory disorders
Species extinction
Trachea
tracheal haemorrhage
Tracheitis
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Summary:Extinct from nature, captive young Alagoas curassows (Pauxi mitu) were found agonizing or dead with respiratory disease. Intranuclear inclusion bodies were found in the epithelia of the trachea, associated with marked necrotic tracheitis. An Aviadenovirus was isolated in chicken eggs and characterized genetically with 99% identity to the fowl Aviadenovirus A, as based on the hexon protein gene. This is the first report of respiratory disease caused by Aviadenovirus in any cracid species in Brazil, recommending for stricter biosecurity in the conservation premises. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Fatal tracheitis in curassows extinct from nature was associated with Aviadenovirus A. Seven-month-old Alagoas curassows (Aves: Cracidae) died with haemorrhagic tracheitis. Aviadenovirus A with 99% identity to fowl adenovirus 1 was detected in dead curassows. Fatal tracheitis by Aviadenovirus was described in Pauxi mitu (Aves: Cracidae).
ISSN:0307-9457
1465-3338
DOI:10.1080/03079457.2019.1571559