Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Outbreak in Coturnix Quail

Th, Eleazer; Hg, Blalock; Warner, Jamie H.; Je, Pearson

doi:10.2307/1589308

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“…A primary gross finding in a commercial quail flock was duodenal catarrhal enteritis (Eleazer et al, 1978). Infected birds exhibit depression, tremor, paralysis, torticollis and death.…”

Section: Virusesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Japanese Quail as a Laboratory Animal Model

Baer

Lansford

Cheng

2015

Laboratory Animal Medicine

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“…A primary gross finding in a commercial quail flock was duodenal catarrhal enteritis (Eleazer et al, 1978). Infected birds exhibit depression, tremor, paralysis, torticollis and death.…”

Section: Virusesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Japanese Quail as a Laboratory Animal Model

Baer

Lansford

Cheng

2015

Laboratory Animal Medicine

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“…Cannibalism was identified as the principle mode of spread in this outbreak after the disease was introduced, presumably from blackbirds roosting nearby and mosquito vectors. 16 Diagnosis of viral diseases of quail affecting the central nervous system depends on isolation and identification of the causative agent. There is no useful treatment.…”

Section: Viral Infectionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Diseases of Quail

Barnes

1987

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice

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An increasing number and variety of quail are being kept for food production, experimental use, release on hunting preserves, preservation of endangered species, zoological display, and as companion birds. Quail are susceptible to a variety of noninfectious, infectious, and parasitic diseases. Because they are related to chickens and turkeys, many of the diseases in quail are similar to those in poultry. In this article, the diagnostic characteristics of diseases affecting quail are presented along with information on their prevention, control, and treatment.

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“…Eastern equine encephalitis is an alphavirus in the family Togaviridae and has a bird-mosquito cycle with extension into dead-end hosts such as horses and humans. Deadend hosts include humans, horses, ratites (especially emus), 15,16 pheasants, 10 other birds, 10 quail, 4 whooping cranes, 11 cows, 9,13 and pigs. 5 Other species from which EEE virus has been isolated include pigeons, rodents, insects, dogs, goats, 12 and loggerhead shrike.…”

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Naturally Occurring Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a Hampshire Wether

Bauer¹,

Gill

Poston³

et al. 2005

J VET Diagn Invest

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Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) was diagnosed (postmortem) in a sheep with clinical signs attributable to a central nervous system disease. The sheep was febrile and initially had front limb incoordination, which progressed to paralysis of both front and hind limbs during a course of 2 days. The sheep maintained an alert attitude with the ability to eat up to the time of euthanasia. The only clinical pathologic abnormalities were neutrophilia and lymphopenia without appreciable leukocytosis, a moderate hyperglycemia, and an elevated creatine kinase. Treatment included hydrotherapy for lowering body temperature, intravenous fluids, thiamine hydrochloride, tetanus antitoxin, antibiotics, and corticosteroids. The only gross lesion at the time of necropsy was a wet glistening surface of the brain (leptomeninges). Microscopically, there was severe nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis, poliomyelitis, and polyradiculoneuritis with mild multifocal neutrophilic infiltration. The EEE virus was isolated from the brain, and subsequent fluorescent antibody testing for EEE was positive on cell culture.

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Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Outbreak in Coturnix Quail

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Japanese Quail as a Laboratory Animal Model

Japanese Quail as a Laboratory Animal Model

Diseases of Quail

Naturally Occurring Eastern Equine Encephalitis in a Hampshire Wether

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