Influenza Aviaria - Testo Atlante (Avian Influenza) [Capua - Papi Editore]

During 1999. north-easiern lialy was affcctcd by an epidemie of low pathogenicily aviari influenza (I-PAI) caused by a virus of the H7N1 subtype. The epidemie involved 199 farms and caused considerale losscs to the pouhry industry (6). In the month of December 1999. ihe H7NI LPAI virus mutated lo a highly palhogenie avian influenza virus (HPAI), which spread rapidly. affecting 413 farms. and deiermined the direct or inditeci dealh of over thirleen million birds of different spccics (5, 7, 8,9). A peculiar eharacleristic of the Italian I999-2(XK) epidemie is that it affected a great variety of avian spccies including intensively reared chickens. turkeys. ostriche*, guinea-fowl. Japancsc quails (Coturnix coturni* japtmiva). pheasanls, Pckin ducks and a number of backyard flocks. The prescni alias has been prepared with the aim of providing the reader with information on the clinical. gross and microscopie findings ohscrvcd in the variely of avian species involved in the epidemie. Furthermorc. in order to provide additional information that could be useful in case of outbreaks. chapters on management of outbreaks. laboratori diagnosis. and on European Union legislation have also been included. The colour alias and lext on avian influenza has been integrated with a CD-ROM (in three languages, English, Italian and Spanish) that covers the different aspecls of the disease with additional images and video clips on clinical. gross and microscopie findings and also provides extended information on ouibreak management and current legislation.