Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) are susceptible to many of the same diseases as domestic turkeys. Before 2005, most Wild Turkeys in southern Georgia, US, had little or no exposure to commercial poultry operations. As part of a pathogen survey examining the effects of commercial poultry on Wild Turkeys, samples were collected from Wild Turkeys from March 2005 through May 2008. The turkeys were collected from 13 counties in southern Georgia and Madison County, Florida, and tested for antibodies to various pathogens of poultry. Three (13%) of the turkeys were positive for antibodies to Salmonella. Thirteen turkeys (54%) were positive for Newcastle disease virus antibodies, and 15 turkeys (63%) were positive for antibodies to reticuloendotheliosis virus. One turkey (4%) from Madison County was positive for avian encephalomyelitis virus antibodies.
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1 April 2015
SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF WILD TURKEYS (MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO) AND EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO AVIAN ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, USA
Dallas R. Ingram,
Debra L. Miller,
Charles A. Baldwin,
Jenifer Turco,
J. Mitchell Lockhart
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 51 • No. 2
April 2015
Vol. 51 • No. 2
April 2015
antibodies
avian encephalomyelitis
Georgia
Meleagris gallopavo
reticuloendotheliosis
Salmonella