Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry
Aspergillus fumigatus remains a major respiratory pathogen in birds. In poultry, infection by A. fumigatus may induce significant economic losses particularly in turkey production. A. fumigatus develops and sporulates easily in poor quality bedding or contaminated feedstuffs in indoor farm environme...
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| author | Pascal Arné Simon Thierry Dongying Wang Manjula Deville Guillaume Le Loc'h Anaïs Desoutter Françoise Féménia Adélaïde Nieguitsila Weiyi Huang René Chermette Jacques Guillot |
| author_facet | Pascal Arné Simon Thierry Dongying Wang Manjula Deville Guillaume Le Loc'h Anaïs Desoutter Françoise Féménia Adélaïde Nieguitsila Weiyi Huang René Chermette Jacques Guillot |
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| description | Aspergillus fumigatus remains a major respiratory pathogen in birds. In poultry, infection by A. fumigatus may induce significant economic losses particularly in turkey production. A. fumigatus develops and sporulates easily in poor quality bedding or contaminated feedstuffs in indoor farm environments. Inadequate ventilation and dusty conditions increase the risk of bird exposure to aerosolized spores. Acute cases are seen in young animals following inhalation of spores, causing high morbidity and mortality. The chronic form affects older birds and looks more sporadic. The respiratory tract is the primary site of A. fumigatus development leading to severe respiratory distress and associated granulomatous airsacculitis and pneumonia. Treatments for infected poultry are nonexistent; therefore, prevention is the only way to protect poultry. Development of avian models of aspergillosis may improve our understanding of its pathogenesis, which remains poorly understood. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0cfa58de190e49fe8a36b3e528932a422025-08-20T02:03:04ZengWileyInternational Journal of Microbiology1687-918X1687-91982011-01-01201110.1155/2011/746356746356Aspergillus fumigatus in PoultryPascal Arné0Simon Thierry1Dongying Wang2Manjula Deville3Guillaume Le Loc'h4Anaïs Desoutter5Françoise Féménia6Adélaïde Nieguitsila7Weiyi Huang8René Chermette9Jacques Guillot10UMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceANSES, UMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceUMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceUMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceUMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceUMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceINRA, UMR BIPAR, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceUMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceParasitology Department, College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, ChinaUMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceUMR BIPAR, Ecopham, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ENVA), 94700 Maisons-Alfort, FranceAspergillus fumigatus remains a major respiratory pathogen in birds. In poultry, infection by A. fumigatus may induce significant economic losses particularly in turkey production. A. fumigatus develops and sporulates easily in poor quality bedding or contaminated feedstuffs in indoor farm environments. Inadequate ventilation and dusty conditions increase the risk of bird exposure to aerosolized spores. Acute cases are seen in young animals following inhalation of spores, causing high morbidity and mortality. The chronic form affects older birds and looks more sporadic. The respiratory tract is the primary site of A. fumigatus development leading to severe respiratory distress and associated granulomatous airsacculitis and pneumonia. Treatments for infected poultry are nonexistent; therefore, prevention is the only way to protect poultry. Development of avian models of aspergillosis may improve our understanding of its pathogenesis, which remains poorly understood.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/746356 |
| spellingShingle | Pascal Arné Simon Thierry Dongying Wang Manjula Deville Guillaume Le Loc'h Anaïs Desoutter Françoise Féménia Adélaïde Nieguitsila Weiyi Huang René Chermette Jacques Guillot Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry International Journal of Microbiology |
| title | Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry |
| title_full | Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry |
| title_fullStr | Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry |
| title_short | Aspergillus fumigatus in Poultry |
| title_sort | aspergillus fumigatus in poultry |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/746356 |
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