Infectious Bursal Disease Flashcards
causative agent of Infectious Bursal Disease
Birnaviridae
genome of Birnaviridae
dsRNA, 2 genome segments
Birnaviridae resistancy
no envelope
highly resistant
What does Avibirnavirus genus cause
Infectious bursal disease
what is the Infectious bursal disease
acute disease in 3-6 wk old chickens
with inflammation of the Bursa Fabricus and immunosuppresion
What strains of Infectious bursal disease is there?
classical (only found in australia)
new variant
very virulent
Serotypes of Infectious bursal disease
ST1: pathogenic
ST2: non-pathogenic, from turkey but may infect chickens too
serological cross-reaction but NO cross protection
Infectious bursal disease vaccines can be
hot
intermediate
mild
Infectious bursal disease virus hosts
mainly chickens
phaesents, turkey and ostrich
Infectious bursal disease epizootiology
PO
highly contagious
shedding within 1 day
contaminated environment main source of inf (mechanical transmission between farms)
no germinative route but eggshell inf with faeces
Infectious bursal disease pathogenesis
PO
macrophages of the gut & lymphoid tissue
prim. viraemia
liver
bursa of fabricus
sec. viraemia
spreading in body
Main target cells of Infectious bursal disease
premature B lymphocytes & other bursal cells
highest activity of Infectious bursal disease and why
2-8wks old, also highest activity of the bursa of fabricus
effect of infectious bursal disease virus infection at 2-8wks
5-100% mortality, but immuno-competence after recovery
effect of infectious bursal disease virus infection at 0-3wks
0-30% mortality, permanent immunosuppression