Fowlpox: identification and adoption of prophylactic measures in backyard chickens in Bahia, Brazil
| Autor: | Elen Fabiane Guimarães Herval, Paulo César Costa Maia, Tatiane Santana Sales, Izabella Ramos, P. S. da Silva, T. de B. Batinga, Lia Muniz Barretto Fernandes |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Fowlpox
Veterinary medicine medicine.medical_specialty animal structures Prevalence Disease Environmental health Epidemiology lcsh:Zoology medicine lcsh:QL1-991 lcsh:SF1-1100 lcsh:Veterinary medicine business.industry fowlpox Outbreak medicine.disease Disease control Vaccination embryonic structures control and prevention lcsh:SF600-1100 Animal Science and Zoology Disease prevention Backyard chickens lcsh:Animal culture business |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 115-119 (2009) |
| ISSN: | 1806-9061 |
| Popis: | This paper describes the identification of an outbreak of fowlpox in backyard chickens in two villages the state of Bahia, the intervention strategy to control the disease by adopting health measures and vaccination, as well as the impact of the intervention. The diagnosis was based in clinical and laboratory data. After the diagnosis was confirmed, control measures and the vaccination of non-infected birds were recommended. Finally, the impact of the intervention on re-incidence of the disease was evaluated. A number of 700 chickens was vaccinated, after which only 9% of the farmers reported the occurrence of new cases, and 70% informed the acquisition of new birds after vaccination. The information reported in this paper can be useful to design strategic plans to control fowlpox in backyard chickens. |
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