Newcastle Disease — Sweden
Poultry producers have been reminded of the risks of pigeons spreading Newcastle disease (ND) following a disease outbreak in Sweden. The Swedish outbreak was reported last month [October 2018] at a large commercial farm on the western coast, which held 5000 laying hens. Presence of ND, which led to egg drop and eggs without shells but no increase in mortality, was caused by a virulent avian avulavirus type-1 (formerly Avian Paramyxovirus-1), according to PCR and gene sequencing.
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