Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) is the causative agent of turkey rhinotracheitis, an acute upper respiratory tract infection of turkeys, and is associated with swollen head syndrome in chickens. The ...
Diagnostic tests are obviously required to confirm the presence of many respiratory diseases in small animals. However, respiratory medicine is an underdeveloped subspecialty in veterinary medicine, ...
Feline upper respiratory infection (URI) is perhaps the most frustrating illness facing shelter veterinarians, managers and staff. Many cats enter shelters already silently carrying the viruses that ...
Bird flu, or avian flu ... "The H5N1 strain tends to affect individuals through the respiratory system, and children often have narrower airways than adults, which can exacerbate breathing ...