Key result
RT-PCR detects Turkey astrovirus-2 in 100% of Brazilian poults with Poult Enteritis Complex.
Observational (n=100)
This study provides the first description of turkey astrovirus infection presenting as Poult Enteritis Complex in Latin America.
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May inform regional poultry surveillance; extends astrovirus distribution but leaves open its role in enteritis.
Silva et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Poult enteritis complex (n=100). Turkey Astrovirus (TAstV) infection was evaluated on Detection of TAstV-2 polymerase gene in cloacal swabs by RT-PCR. Turkey astrovirus-2 was detected by RT-PCR in 100% of cloacal swabs from young Brazilian poults affected with Poult Enteritis Complex, marking its first description in Latin America.
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