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Chicken anemia virus

Chicken anemia virus is commonly found in commercially produced chickens and has a worldwide distribution. It is difficult to inactivate thermally or with common disinfectants, which limits the utility of normal sanitization practices. The virus is important because of the disease it produces follow...

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Published in:Poultry science 1998-08, Vol.77 (8), p.1190-1192
Main Authors: Rosenberger, J.K. (University of Delaware, Newark, DE.), Cloud, S.S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Chicken anemia virus is commonly found in commercially produced chickens and has a worldwide distribution. It is difficult to inactivate thermally or with common disinfectants, which limits the utility of normal sanitization practices. The virus is important because of the disease it produces following transovarian transmission and because of its potential for inducing immunosuppression alone or in combination with other infectious agents. Control measures, directed at limiting vertical transmission and prevent coinfections with other lymphocidal agents
ISSN:0032-5791
1525-3171
DOI:10.1093/ps/77.8.1190