Abstract
In recent years, the poultry industry had been markedly affected by adenoviral diseases such as hydropericardium syndrome and inclusion body hepatitis caused by fowl adenovirus (FAdV), which have become increasingly prevalent in China. Shandong Province, China, is an important area for poultry breeding where various complex and diverse FAdV serotypes were isolated. However, the dominant strains and their pathogenic characteristics are not yet reported. Therefore, a pathogenicity and epidemiological survey of FAdV was conducted, showing that the local dominant serotypes of FAdV epidemics were FAdV-2, FAdV-4, FAdV-8b, and FAdV-11. Their mortality rates in the 17-day-old specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chicks ranged from 10 to 80%; clinical signs included mental depression, diarrhea, and wasting. The maximum duration of viral shedding was 14 days. The highest incidence in all infected groups was on days 5-9, and then gradual regression occurred thereafter. The most pronounced symptoms occurred in chicks infected with FAdV-4, including pericardial effusion and inclusion body hepatitis lesions. Our results add to the current epidemiological data on FAdV in poultry flocks in Shandong and elucidate the pathogenicity of dominant serotypes. This information may be important for FAdV vaccine development and comprehensive epidemic prevention and control.
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