Avian Circoviruses Flashcards
In pigs the porcine circovirus 2 can cause BFD.
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Avian circovirus causes clinical signs similar to those seen in PMWS.
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Avian circovirus causes clinical signs similar to those seen in PDNS.
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The pigeon circovirus is not an important disease because the virus causes feather and
beak deformities
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The beak and feather diseases causes typically neurological signs
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In parrots porcine circovirus 2 causes the psittacine beak and feather disease
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The beak and feather disease can be acute problem
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Feather and beak deformities may appear after circovirus infection of geese and pigeons
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Beak and feather disease lesions are sometimes obvious only after molting.
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Avian circovirus infections result high morbidity and low mortality.
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Pigeon circoviruses are antigenically uniform.
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Pigeon circoviruses frequently appear in diseases together with other viruses and
bacteria.
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Circovirus in geese and ducks can cause retarded growth and feather formation
disturbances
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Avian circoviruses do not cause clinical signs in domestic birds.
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In ducks and geese, Avian circoviruses can cause retarded growth and
immunosuppression
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