Synonyms:
avian pasteurellosis
avian hemorrhagic septicemia
avian cholera
Pasteurella multocida
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Fowl Cholera (Pasteurella multocida)
Etiology
Fowl cholera (FC) is a highly contagious disease of domestic and wild birds. The disease is caused by Pasteurella multocida, a gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod shaped bacteria. There are 16 somatic serotypes of Pasteurella multocida, of which 1, 3, and 3x4 are the most common. The pathogenicity of Pasteurella multocida strains is quite variable and the degree of expression of clinical signs varies by host species as well as variations within the host's immune system.
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