| Mucormycosis in a group of chickens |
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Ki-soo Cheong1, Byung-moo Rim2 |
1Yong Dong Branch of Veterinary Research Institute
2College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeonbug National University |
| 닭에 집단 발병한 뮤코마이코시스 |
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정기수1, 임병무2 |
1강원도 가축위생시험소 영동지소
2전북대학교 수의과대학 |
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| Abstract |
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The etiologic agents of mucormycosis are several nonpathogenic fungi of the order Mucorales and are ubiquitous. A total of 82 chickens were infected with the disease and developed anorexia, diarrhea, malnutrition, dyspnea, and paralysis in a chicken farm, Sokcho, Kwangwon. At necropsy there were multiple nodular lesions and hemorrhages in livers, spleens, kidneys, gastrointestinal track, and respiratory system. On histopathological examination it was found that the nodular lesions were consisted of granoulomatous inflammation accompanying characteristic hyphae ($4{sim}24{mu}$ wide) of the fungi. |
| Key Words:
mucormycosis, fungi, hyphae, yellow-gray nodules, granuloma |
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