Extra-intestinal pathogenic from human and avian origin: Detection of the most common virulence-encoding genes.

Pathogenic  strains cause a wide range of extra intestinal infections including urinary tract infection in humans and colibacillosis in poultry. They are classified into uropathogenic (UPEC) and avian pathogenic (APEC) with genetic similarities and variations. Their pathogenicity is related to the virulence-encoding genes like , , , and with zoonotic potentials.

Visceral urate deposition in a little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus).

Visceral urate deposition (visceral gout) is a common finding during post-mortem examination of poultry. Rare cases of visceral gout may occur in wild birds. A rare case of visceral urate deposition in a little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is reported here.

Adenovirus-like inclusion body hepatitis in a flock of broiler chickens in Kermanshah province, Iran.

Inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) has been reported in many countries in the world. The IBH or similar cases characterized by hepatitis and presence of intra-nuclear inclusion bodies in hepatocytes have not been reported in broiler chickens in Iran. This is the first report on outbreak of adenovirus-like inclusion body hepatitis in Iran.