Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome

An acute, transmissible, infectious disease associated with high MORTALITY and MORBIDITY in young turkeys (poults). It is characterized by DIARRHEA; ANOREXIA; growth depression, and immune dysfunction. The cause is unknown but astroviruses (AVASTROVIRUS) and coronaviruses (CORONAVIRUS, TURKEY) have been isolated from diseased poults and are thought to cause the enteritis and increased susceptibility to bacterial infections.

Year introduced: 2003

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Tree Number(s): C01.655, C22.131.728.650

MeSH Unique ID: D031261

Entry Terms:

• Spiking Mortality Syndrome
• Mortality Syndrome, Spiking

Previous Indexing:

• Enteritis, Transmissible, of Turkeys (1997-2002)
• Poultry Diseases (1991-2002)

See Also:

• Enteritis, Transmissible, of Turkeys

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