Other Animal Disease -- United States
Laryngotracheitis is also caused by a herpesvirus of chickens. And probably more likely to result in acute mortality.
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David Halvorson
[Mr Halvorson is correct. Infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) is an acute, highly contagious, herpesvirus infection of chickens and pheasants characterized by severe dyspnea, coughing, and rales. It can also be a subacute disease with nasal and ocular discharge, tracheitis, conjunctivitis, and mild rales. The disease is caused by _Gallid herpesvirus_,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5940010&promed&0
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