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Observations on viral tenosynovitis (viral arthritis) in Scotland

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Pages 471-482 | Received 27 Feb 1978, Published online: 12 Nov 2007
 

Summary

The isolation of reoviruses from broiler breeder and layer replacement stock affected with tenosynovitis is recorded. Experimental inoculation of the reovirus isolates in Brown Leghorn chickens produced mild clinical and pathological changes. Virus isolations from the affected joints ceased 15 days after inoculation but continued until day 35 from the caecal tonsil. All inoculated birds developed precipitating antibodies which persisted for at least 46 days.

Resume

Des réovirus ont été isolés chez des reproducteurs de type chair et des pondeuses provenant de troupeaux de remplacement, atteints de ténosynovite.

L'inoculation expérimentale de ces réovirus à des poulets de race Leghorn brune entraine des symptômes cliniques et des modifications pathologiques discrets.

Le réisolement du virus est possible jusqu'au 15ème jour suivant l'inoculation à partir des articulations affectées et jusqu'au 35ème jour à partir des formations lymphoïdes caecales.

Tous les oiseaux inoculés développent des anticorps précipitants qui persistent au moins 45 jours.

Zusammenfassung

Es wird über die Isolation eines REO‐Virus aus Mastelterntierherden und aus Legehennen, die an Tenosynovitis erkrankt waren, berichtet. Eine experimentelle Inokulation der REO‐Virusisolate in braune Leghornküken verursachte milde, klinische und pathologische Veränderungen. Virusisolate gelangen aus den betroffenen Gelenken 15 Tage nach Inokulation, aber aus den caecalen Tonsillen ab dem 35. Tag p.i. nicht mehr. Alle infizierten Tiere entwickelten praecipitierende Antikörper, die mindestens 46 Tage persistierten.

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