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Gough, R.E. and McNulty, R.S. (2007) '''Picornaviridae'''. In: '''Poultry Diseases, 6th Edition''' (eds. Pattison, M., McMullin, P., Bradbury, J., Alexander, D.) ''Saunders, Elsevier'', pp 350-358
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Guy, J.S. (2008) '''Turkey Viral Hepatitis'''. In: '''Diseases of Poultry, 12th Edition''' (eds. Saif, Y.M., Fadly A.M., Glissen J.R., McDougald L.R., Nolan L.K., Swayne D.E.) ''Wiley-Blackwell'', pp 426-430
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Revision as of 08:52, 25 August 2011

Also Known As: TVH — Turkey Hepatopancreatitis — Turkey Viral Hepatitis Virus — TVHV — THV

Introduction

Turkey viral hepatitis (TVH) is caused by a virus of the family Picornaviridae but is at present not classified any further.

TVH is a highly contagious but generally subclinical disease.

Distribution

TVH is reported in Canada, USA, Italy and the UK. Its distribution may be greater than this as monitoring is difficult due to the often subclinical nature of the disease.

Transmission is principally from faeces and can be direct or indirect. It is possible that vertical transmission also occurs.

Signalment

TVH affects only turkeys (Meleagris gallopav). Disease occurs primarily in young, <6 weeks old birds.

Clinical Signs

When clinical disease does develop, it is characterised by anorexia, weight loss, depression and sudden deaths. As the hepatopathy develops, neurological signs may also develop.

Decreased hatchability and a drop in egg production are often also seen.

Diagnosis

TVH is characterised by multifocal hepatic necrosis consisting of grey lesions that may be depressed and up to several mm in diameter +/- accompanying pancreatic necrosis at post-mortem. When present, pancreatic lesions are grey-pink and circular and can be very extensive. Vascular congestion and haemorrhage are often seen in fatal cases.

Microscopic changes are similar in both organs: vacuolation and mononuclear cell infiltrates are seen with bile duct proliferation. Blood often pools around areas of focal necrosis and necrotic cells are visible scattered among the leucocytes. Proliferating reticuloendothelial cells often form giant cells.

Virus isolation is the only other method of diagnosis. It can be achieved using liver, pancreas, spleen, kidney or faeces. Liver is preferred. Homogenised tissues or filtered faeces are inoculated into embryonated chicken eggs and observed for embryonic death and congestion or yolks are harvested. The virus can only be isolated from tissues and faeces until 28 days post infection.

Treatment and Control

No specific treatment or control measures are available. Minimisation of stress and faecal contamination may help.


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References

Gough, R.E. and McNulty, R.S. (2007) Picornaviridae. In: Poultry Diseases, 6th Edition (eds. Pattison, M., McMullin, P., Bradbury, J., Alexander, D.) Saunders, Elsevier, pp 350-358

Guy, J.S. (2008) Turkey Viral Hepatitis. In: Diseases of Poultry, 12th Edition (eds. Saif, Y.M., Fadly A.M., Glissen J.R., McDougald L.R., Nolan L.K., Swayne D.E.) Wiley-Blackwell, pp 426-430


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This article was originally sourced from The Animal Health & Production Compendium (AHPC) published online by CABI during the OVAL Project.

The datasheet was accessed on 3 July 2011.







This article was reviewed by Prof Dave Cavanagh BSc, PhD, DSc on 23/08/11.