Common Infectious Diseases in Poultry
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Poultry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 497
Special Issue Editors
Interests: immunology of infectious diseases; zoonotic diseases; t-cell immunology; immunometabolism; immunity; viral transmission; probiotics; ectopic gene expression; host-microbe interactions; gut immunology
Interests: respiratory viruses; zoonoses; viral co infections; influenza viruses; antiviral resistance
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although many diseases have been reported in domestic poultry and wild bird species, certain diseases are now more commonly encountered in large poultry operation and small backyard poultry flocks as a result of interaction between reservoir (infected) and susceptible hosts. Understanding the pathogen burden in various reservoir species and its subsequent transmissibility is key. Because of this reality, disease burden in a barn is higher than before due to presence of a previously unrecognized pathogen or late recognition of early disease signs. Treating chickens for an infectious disease can be extremely challenging. Therefore, the optimal goal is disease prevention by application of vaccines, and use of various antivirals or immunostimulants like pre- or probiotics. Some common infectious pathogens are listed but not limited to the following: Bacterial diseases that frequently occur in poultry flocks include Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., Clostridial species, pasteurellosis (fowl cholera), mycoplasmosis, bordetellosis (turkey coryza), stapy-loccosis, and infection with Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC). Fungal diseases, including aspergillosis and candidiasis, are usually seen as secondary infections. Viral diseases of importance include Marek's disease (MDV), Avian influenza (HPAIV and LPAIV), lymphoid leukosis, infectious bronchitis, infectious laryngotracheitis, and Fowl adenovirus infection. Coccidiosis and histomoniasis (Blackhead, infectious enterohepatitis) are protozoal diseases that can cause significant problems that lead to secondary infections.
In this Special Issue, we would like to invite our colleagues working on a broad range of aspects related to diseases of poultry to submit manuscripts in the form of original research articles or reviews. We encour-age articles within the fields of general virology, bacteriology, parasitology, immunology, host-pathogen interactions, epidemiology, wildlife surveillance, and disease control and prevention. We especially en-courage articles that focus on a one health approach.
Dr. Nitish Boodhoo
Dr. Dagmara Bialy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- one health
- zoonotic pathogens
- epidemiology
- pathogenesis
- immune response
- host–pathogen interactions
- wildlife surveillance
- disease prevention
- transmission
