Poultry Viral Diseases

Viral diseases that mainly affect chickens, turkeys and other farmed birds, including avian influenza, Newcastle disease, infectious bursal disease and Marek's disease. A disease belongs here when its cited article names domestic poultry as its main host and it does not belong to a virus family heading of its own. Many spread quickly through flocks by contact, droppings, dust and contaminated equipment, and some also infect wild birds that can carry them between farms. Control rests on biosecurity, vaccination, surveillance and reporting, and for the most severe diseases, culling of affected flocks and restrictions on movement and trade. This heading gathers the poultry viral diseases of the atlas so a visitor can compare how each spreads and how each is controlled.