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- The study discusses the symptoms and pathological issues caused by avian astrovirus in a pheasant colony, highlighting enteritis in chicks and acute nephrosis.
- The presence of the virus was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing to detect its genome.
- Genome sequencing revealed that the isolated avian astrovirus shares the same ORF-1b gene as turkey astrovirus 1 (TAstV1), indicating a close genetic relationship.
Article Abstract
We present the clinical symptoms, pathologic lesions and diagnostic possibilities of the avian astrovirus-related mortality in a pheasant colony. In addition to enteritis in chicks, we also confirmed acute nephrosis. The genome section of the astrovirus was detected and verified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing. After sequencing the isolated genome section based on BLAST driver analysis (601-base pair-long) avian astrovirus has the same ORF-1b gene as turkey astrovirus 1 (TAstV1).
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