Duck Viral Enteritis/ Duck Plaque

Question 1

Conjunctivitis is a frequent sign of duck viral enteritis.

Answer 1

T

Question 2

Only sporadic clinical cases of duck viral enteritis are seen in an affected flock

Answer 2

F

Question 3

Mallards may transmit the duck enteritis virus to domestic ducks kept on lakes

Answer 3

T

Question 4

Liver dystrophy is a frequent lesion of duck viral enteritis (duck plaque)

Answer 4

T

Question 5

Wild ducks may be persistently infected with duck plaque (duck enteritis) virus

Answer 5

T

Question 6

Duck plaque virus may be shed life long by animals recovered from the disease

Answer 6

T

Question 7

Duck plaque (viral enteritis) can’t cause high mortality without secondary bacterial
infection

Answer 7

F

Question 8

Duck plaque and duck viral enteritis are two names of the same disease

Answer 8

T

Question 9

Duck viral enteritis is seldom fatal

Answer 9

F

Question 10

Treatment is the most effective control method for duck viral enteritis.

Answer 10

F

Question 11

Duck plague is more sever in wild birds than in domestic ducks

Answer 11

F

Question 12

Duck plague virus damages blood vessel endothelium

Answer 12

T

Question 13

Duck plague only affects young ducklings

Answer 13

F

Question 14

Duck plague is only seen in day old ducklings

Answer 14

F

Question 15

Duck viral enteritis is usually mild, osmotic diarrhoea.

Answer 15

F

Question 16

Duck plague infects exclusively domestic and wild ducks.

Answer 16

F

Question 17

Antibiotic treatment is the most effective control method for Duck Viral Enteritis.

Answer 17

F

Question 18

Duck plague infects exclusively domestic and wild ducks.

Answer 18

F

Question 19

Beak deformity is a typical sign of Duck Plague

Answer 19

F

Question 20

Muscovy duck are resistant to the Duck Viral Enteritis

Answer 20

F

Question 21

Duck Plague/Duck viral Enteritis cause high mortality in all ages.

Answer 21

F

Question 22

Duck Plague/Duck viral Enteritis clinical signs in young ducks are only seen in birds up to
4 weeks of age.

Answer 22

F

Question 23

Vaccines containing a live attenuated strain can be used for prevention against Duck
Plague.

Answer 23

T

Question 24

Duck Plague/Duck viral Enteritis vaccination is not needed as clinical signs are mild.

Answer 24

F

Question 25

Duck Plague virus can “settle” in wild ducks

Answer 25

T

Question 26

Duck Plague is an outbreak of Avian influenza in ducks, with a host-adapted version of
the virus

Answer 26

F

Question 27

Duck Plague only causes hepatitis in young ducks

Answer 27

F

Question 28

Duck Plague only causes disease in ducks and geese

Answer 28

F

Question 29

Duck Plague virus causes high mortality in both old and young birds.

Answer 29

F

Question 30

Duck Plague also affects geese.

Answer 30

T

Question 31

Duck Plague is a disease of young ducks only

Answer 31

F

Question 32

Duck Viral Enteritis can affect all age groups

Answer 32

T

Question 33

Depression, respiratory signs and bloody diarrhoea are main signs of Duck Plague.

Answer 33

T

Question 34

In most cases the Duck Plague disease remain symptomless.

Answer 34

F

Question 35

Duck Plague is more severe in wild birds than domestic ducks

Answer 35

F

Question 36

Conjunctivitis is a frequent sign of Duck Plague

Answer 36

T