A viral disease of young chickens, also called Gumboro disease, that destroys the bursa of Fabricius, the organ where B lymphocytes mature, leaving surviving birds severely immunosuppressed and vulnerable to other infections. First identified near Gumboro, Delaware in the 1960s, it is now found in poultry industries worldwide and remains a significant cause of direct mortality and of costly secondary disease outbreaks in commercial flocks.
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Chicken, Livestock Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease) is an immunosuppressive viral disease of young chickens.
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Infectious bursal disease (IBD), also known as Gumboro disease, infectious bursitis, and infectious avian nephrosis, is a highly contagious disease of young chickens and turkeys caused by infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), characterized by immunosuppression and mortality generally at 3 to 6 weeks of age. The disease was first discovered in Gumboro, Delaware in 1962.
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A viral disease of young chickens, also called Gumboro disease, that destroys the bursa of Fabricius, the organ where B lymphocytes mature, leaving surviving birds severely immunosuppressed and vulnerable to other infections.
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