Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome

"Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An acute, transmissible, infectious disease associated with high MORTALITY and MORBIDITY in young turkeys (poults). It is characterized by DIARRHEA; ANOREXIA; growth depression, and immune dysfunction. The cause is unknown but astroviruses (AVASTROVIRUS) and coronaviruses (CORONAVIRUS, TURKEY) have been isolated from diseased poults and are thought to cause the enteritis and increased susceptibility to bacterial infections.

Descriptor ID

D031261

MeSH Number(s)

C22.131.728.650

Concept/Terms

Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome

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Diseases [C]
Animal Diseases [C22]
Bird Diseases [C22.131]
Poultry Diseases [C22.131.728]
Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome [C22.131.728.650]

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