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Newcastle Disease

Synonyms: 
avian distemper
Neurotropic Velogenic Newcastle
Viscerotropic Velogenic Newcastle
pseudo-fowl pest
pseudovogel-pest
atypische Geflugelpest
pseudo-poultry plague
avian pest
Ranikhet disease
Tetelo disease
Korean fowl plague
avian pneumoencephalitis
Is Latin Name: 
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abnormal righting reflex

coughing and gasping

depression

abnormal running reflex

suboptimal perching reflex

moribund

leg paralysis

Clonic spasms

Newcastle Disease

Newcastle Disease

Etiology

Newcastle disease (ND) is an acute viral infection of great economic significance to the poultry industry worldwide. The disease is caused by the Newcastle disease virus, also called avian paramyxovirus-1 (APMV-1), that is an RNA, negative sense, single stranded, non-segmented, enveloped virus which belongs to the family Paramyxoviridae and the genus Avulavirus.

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