| 中文描述 | 全齡鳥類的慢性傳播感染性疾病,其特色為皮膚損傷及白喉喉頭損傷.病因AVIPOXVIRUS生長於皮膚的上皮細胞'口部黏膜.禽痘在全世界都有病例,藉由空氣'感染的蚊子傳播,以及藉由食入感染的碎屑.損傷部為突起'疣狀(增生性)的白點(尺寸會迅速變大而變黃),通常在沒有羽毛覆蓋的皮膚.幼燕雀類可能會因病毒血症而死亡,而沒有其他損傷.死亡率通常很低,但在嚴重的病例中可高達50%.診斷為病史'標準損傷的存在與否,而確診須藉由病毒的分離. |
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| 英文描述 | A slow-spreading infectious disease of birds of all ages characterized by skin lesions and diphtheritic throat lesions. The causal AVIPOXVIRUS grows in the epithelial cells of the skin and in the mucous lining of the mouth. Avian pox occurs worldwide, transmitted by air, infected mosquitos, and by ingestion of infective scabs. Lesions are raised, wartlike (proliferative) small white foci (which rapidly increase in size and become yellow), mainly on unfeathered parts. Small passerines may die during the viremic stage without lesions. Mortality is usually low, but in severe case it can be 50%. Diagnosis of AP is by history, presence of typical AP lesions, and confirmed by isolation of virus from the scabs. |
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