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Avian kerato-conjunctivitis in Nigeria

I. Pathology and bacteriology of a natural outbreak

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A kerato-conjunctivitis affecting600 chickens was characterised macroscopically by swollen closed eyes and microscopically by caseous necrosis of the conjunctiva and infiltration by inflammatory exudates. Yellow cheesy debris adhered to the conjunctiva and cornea. Pasteurellae were isolated from75 per cent of the cases sampled.

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Une kerato-conjonctivite qui affectait 600 poussins était caractérisée macroscopiquement par des paupières enflées et fermées et microscopiquement par une nécrose caséeuse de la conjonctive et une infiltration par des exsudats inflammatoires.

Des débris caséeux jaunâtres adhéraient à la conjonctive et à la cornée. Des germes du genrePasteurella furent isolés de 75 p. 100 des cas examinés.

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Una querato-conjuntivitis que afectó a 600 pollos estaba caracterizada macroscopícamente por ojos cerrados e hinchados y microscopícamente por necrosis caseosa de la conjuntiva e infiltración por exudados inflamatorios. Un debris amarillo y caseoso se adhería a la conjuntiva y a la córnea. Pasteurelas fueron aisladas del 75 por ciento de los casos muestreados.

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  • Hill, D. H. &Davis, O. S. (1962). ‘Disease incidence and age and seasonal trends in poultry flock losses at University College, Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa’.West African Journal of Biological Chemistry,5, 51–58.

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  1. Departments of Veterinary Pathology and Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    M. O. Ojo, T. T. Isoun & D. H. Hill

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Ojo, M.O., Isoun, T.T. & Hill, D.H. Avian kerato-conjunctivitis in Nigeria. Trop Anim Health Prod 4, 156–159 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02359764

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