Adenovirus type 2 (necrotizing hepatitis) in pigeons
Other names: Sudden death
Symptoms
- Sudden death at any age
- Sometimes vomiting and yellow droppings hours before death
How it spreads
Same as type 1.
Diagnosis
Necropsy: enlarged/necrotic liver + PCR.
Treatment
No treatment; supportive. [Update 3] Harlin & Wade 2009 describes an acute 'viral hepatitis' in Europe (a day or two of illness, ~30% mortality) with supportive treatment only; its classification as adeno 2 is not mentioned in the source.
Prevention
Cleanliness and biosecurity.
Treatment and doses are decided by an avian vet after an exam; Zajel does not publish doses.
Other diseases
- Paramyxovirus (pigeon Newcastle disease)
- Pigeon pox
- Adenovirus type 1 (classical)
- Circovirus (pigeon circovirus)
- Young Bird Sickness syndrome (YBS)
- Herpes (pigeon herpesvirus)
- Pigeon rotavirus
- Avian influenza
Sources
- Vogel, Gehrke, Lehmann - 'Taubenkrankheiten' / Vogel & Gylstorff - standard German pigeon disease texts - not fetched
- pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov