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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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Abstract

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.

Wildlife Disease Association 2015
Dallas R. Ingram, Debra L. Miller, Charles A. Baldwin, Jenifer Turco, and J. Mitchell Lockhart "SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF WILD TURKEYS (MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO) AND EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO AVIAN ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(2), 374-379, (1 April 2015). https://doi.org/10.7589/2013-07-169
Received: 11 July 2013; Accepted: 1 September 2014; Published: 1 April 2015
KEYWORDS
antibodies
avian encephalomyelitis
Georgia
Meleagris gallopavo
reticuloendotheliosis
Salmonella
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