Causative Agents

Question 1

Avian Influenza causative agent?

Answer 1

Influenza A virus / Type A influenza
(Family Paramyxoviridae)

Question 2

Egg Drop Syndrome causative agent?

Answer 2

Duck adenovirus 1 (EDSV)
(genus Atadenovirus)

Question 3

Coccidiosis causative agent?

Answer 3

protozoan parasite of genus Eimeria

• In chickens: E. acervulina , E. maxima, E. tenella
• In ostrich: E. columbae, E. columbarum
•In ducks: E. anatis

Question 4

Mycoplasmosis causative agent?

Answer 4

Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and Mycoplasma synoviae

Less common:
- M. meleagridis (mainly in turkeys)
- M. iowae

Question 5

Pullorum causative agent?

Answer 5

Salmonella enterica serotype Gallinarum biovar Pullorum

Question 6

Fowl Typhoid causative agent?

Answer 6

Salmonella enterica enterica serovar Gallinarum biovar Gallinarum (S. Gallinarum

Question 7

Fowl Cholera causative agent?

Answer 7

Pasteurella multocida

Question 8

Infectious Coryza causative agent?

Answer 8

Avibacterium paragallinarum

Question 9

Bumble Foot (pododermatitis) causative agent?

Answer 9

Caused mainly by the bacterium: Staphylococcus aureus

Other potential pathogens: Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 10

Wing-rot causative agent?

Answer 10

The most common pathogens include:
• Staphylococcus aureus:
• Clostridium perfringens
• Escherichia coli