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Clinical Signs: 
gasping, respiratory distress
Clinical description: 
Baby chick showing signs of gasping and respiratory distress. Other signs in young chicks often include coughing, sneezing, rales and oculo-nasal discharge. In most strains, mortality is usually negligible unless complicated by secondary bacterial infections. However, chicks less than 2 weeks old that have a natural IB infection or a severe reaction to IB vaccine, may suffer permanent damage to the oviduct, resulting in poor to no egg production capacity later in life.
Record number: 
7785
Case number: 
Unknown
Clinical form: 
Unknown
Infection type: 
Unknown
Housing/mgmnt type: 
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Priority: 
1
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