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| | |q8=What are the clinical signs of Chicken Anaemia Virus Disease? | | |q8=What are the clinical signs of Chicken Anaemia Virus Disease? |
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| − | *Clinical signs are dependent on the age of the bird.
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| − | *Chicks develop clinical signs within two weeks of hatching if infected via vertical transmission.
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| − | *Chicks older than 14 days old do not show any clinical signs if infected via horizontal transmission.
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| | Clinical signs include: | | Clinical signs include: |
| | *Pale; comb, wattle, eyelids, legs and carcass, *Anorexia, weight loss, stunting, and unthriftiness | | *Pale; comb, wattle, eyelids, legs and carcass, *Anorexia, weight loss, stunting, and unthriftiness |
| | *Cyanosis, petechiation and ecchymoses, | | *Cyanosis, petechiation and ecchymoses, |
| | *Weakness, lethargy and sudden death. | | *Weakness, lethargy and sudden death. |
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| | Neurological signs include: | | Neurological signs include: |
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| | *Depression | | *Depression |
| | *Paresis | | *Paresis |
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| | + | *Clinical signs are dependent on the age of the bird. |
| | + | *Chicks develop clinical signs within two weeks of hatching if infected via vertical transmission. |
| | + | *Chicks older than 14 days old do not show any clinical signs if infected via horizontal transmission. |
| | |l8=Chicken Anaemia Virus Disease#Clinical Signs | | |l8=Chicken Anaemia Virus Disease#Clinical Signs |
| | |q9=What species of birds does the CAV infect? | | |q9=What species of birds does the CAV infect? |