Zoonotic Diseases from Poultry

Authors

  • Elizabeth Dale College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602-7388 (Dale, Department of Population Health; Brown, Department of Pathology) Author
  • Corrie Brown College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602-7388 (Dale, Department of Population Health; Brown, Department of Pathology) Author

Keywords:

Poultry zoonoses, avian influenza, Newcastle disease, avian tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium, ornithosis, Chlamydophila psittaci, Erysipelas, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, Salmonella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli

Abstract

A wide variety of zoonotic disease risks exists in poultry. Popularity of backyard and smaller production flocks is increasing, as is public concern about global poultry disease events. This paper discusses several of the more common poultry zoonotic diseases, their prevalence and presentation in both poultry and humans.

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Published

2013-07-30

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2013): BJVP

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

Dale, E., & Brown, C. (2013). Zoonotic Diseases from Poultry. Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 6(2), 76-82. https://bjvp.org.br/bjvp/article/view/153