Duck plague

Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1
Blood-stained ice from the nasal discharge of a mallard dying from duck plague
Blood-stained ice from the nasal discharge of a mallard dying from duck plague
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Duplodnaviria
Kingdom: Heunggongvirae
Phylum: Peploviricota
Class: Herviviricetes
Order: Herpesvirales
Family: Orthoherpesviridae
Genus: Mardivirus
Species:
Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1
Synonyms
  • Anatid herpesvirus 1[1]
  • Duck enteritis virus[2]
  • Duck plague virus[2]

Duck plague (also known as duck viral enteritis) is a worldwide disease caused by Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1 (AnHV-1) of the family Herpesviridae that causes acute disease with high mortality rates in flocks of ducks, geese, and swans. It is spread both vertically and horizontally—through contaminated water and direct contact. Migratory waterfowl are a major factor in the spread of this disease as they are often asymptomatic carriers of disease. The incubation period is three to seven days.[3] Birds as young as one week old can be infected.[4] DEV is not zoonotic.

  1. ^ Davison, Andrew (27 January 2016). "Rename species in the family Herpesviridae to incorporate a subfamily designation" (PDF). International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). p. 2. Retrieved 7 May 2019. Subfamily Genus Current species name Proposed species name Alphaherpesvirinae Mardivirus Anatid herpesvirus 1 Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1
  2. ^ a b "ICTV 9th Report (2011) Other related viruses". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2019. Anatid herpesvirus 1 (AnHV-1) (Duck enteritis virus) (Duck plague virus) [EU082088 = NC_013036][dead link]
  3. ^ Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O. (1993). Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.). Academic Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-12-253056-2.
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