Research Article

Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection with Coligranulomatosis and Marek's Disease in a Turkey Flock

Volume: 17 Number: 2 December 30, 2020
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Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection with Coligranulomatosis and Marek's Disease in a Turkey Flock

Abstract

Coligranulomatosis, which induces hepatic granulomas, and Marek's disease, one of the important neoplastic diseases in poultry, rarely causes outbreaks in turkeys. In this study, etiological diagnoses were performed in the light of post-mortem, histopathological, microbiological, and immunohistochemistry studies of turkeys that died in a commercial establishment in the region of Konya. In the post-mortem examination, many grey-white foci with a diameter of 3-10 mm, which sometimes spread from serosa to the parenchyma, were found in the liver. Mucous exudate and hyperemia were detected in all segments of the intestine. For microscopic examination, all tissues were stained with Haematoxylin-Eosin and some selected liver tissues with Periodic Acid-Schiff, Ziehl-Neelsen, and Giemsa. Typical structures of pyogranulomas with an eosinophilic necrotic core in the liver were identified. Tumor foci formed by pleomorphic histiocyte and lymphoid cells were also observed in the liver, spleen, and intestines (jejunum and cecum). In the selected liver and intestinal sections, a positive reaction was obtained in tumor cells in immunohistochemical staining with the primary antibody specific for Marek's disease virus. In addition, Escherichia coli isolation was performed microbiologically in swaps and samples taken from lesioned areas of the liver. As a result of the examinations, other etiological agents that may cause hepatic granulomas in the turkeys were excluded, and coligranulomatosis and Marek's disease were diagnosed simultaneously in this turkey flock. It was concluded that in cases in which these two diseases are observed simultaneously, the diseases might interact with each other, and casualties may increase.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Zootechny (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2020

Submission Date

May 28, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 5, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 17 Number: 2

APA
Ateş, M. B., Çelik, Z., & Çiftçi, M. (2020). Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection with Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock. Journal of Poultry Research, 17(2), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.34233/jpr.744360
AMA
1.Ateş MB, Çelik Z, Çiftçi M. Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection with Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock. JPR. 2020;17(2):87-95. doi:10.34233/jpr.744360
Chicago
Ateş, Mehmet Burak, Zeynep Çelik, and Mustafa Çiftçi. 2020. “Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection With Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock”. Journal of Poultry Research 17 (2): 87-95. https://doi.org/10.34233/jpr.744360.
EndNote
Ateş MB, Çelik Z, Çiftçi M (December 1, 2020) Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection with Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock. Journal of Poultry Research 17 2 87–95.
IEEE
[1]M. B. Ateş, Z. Çelik, and M. Çiftçi, “Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection with Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock”, JPR, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 87–95, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.34233/jpr.744360.
ISNAD
Ateş, Mehmet Burak - Çelik, Zeynep - Çiftçi, Mustafa. “Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection With Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock”. Journal of Poultry Research 17/2 (December 1, 2020): 87-95. https://doi.org/10.34233/jpr.744360.
JAMA
1.Ateş MB, Çelik Z, Çiftçi M. Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection with Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock. JPR. 2020;17:87–95.
MLA
Ateş, Mehmet Burak, et al. “Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection With Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock”. Journal of Poultry Research, vol. 17, no. 2, Dec. 2020, pp. 87-95, doi:10.34233/jpr.744360.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Burak Ateş, Zeynep Çelik, Mustafa Çiftçi. Pathological and Immunohistochemical Examinations on Co-Infection with Coligranulomatosis and Marek’s Disease in a Turkey Flock. JPR. 2020 Dec. 1;17(2):87-95. doi:10.34233/jpr.744360

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