Avian Influenza Flashcards
The eggs produced in LPAI infected flock can be hatched
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The HPAI infection can be unambiguously differentiated from Newcastle disease by the clinical signs
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The HPAI strains can cause clinical signs in waterfowl
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In poultry farms LPAI may be endemic without clinical signs
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Waterfowl can carry the influenza viruses for long time
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Influenza viruses are shed by birds exclusively in the nasal discharge
F
Avian influenza is zoonotic
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The virulence of avian influenza is determined by the i.v. pathogeny index and mortality
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Avian influenza can switch directly to human and cause epidemics with high case numbers as result of human to human transmission
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Avian influenza of high economic impact is caused by HPAI strains
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In birds all influenza variants can be detected
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Avian influenza virus is primarily spread through bronchial discharge and aerogenic route
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Avian influenza spread by bronchial discharge
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(By direct contact, saliva, faeces)
