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AE-034A.jpg

Clinical Signs: 
Embryo stunting, muscular dystrophy of legs
Morphologic diagnosis: 
Embryos: Stunting with limb abnormalities (muscular dystrophy)
Clinical description: 
This photo shows stunting of chicken embryos resulting from muscular dystrophy (top) following inoculation of susceptible (antibody-free) embryos with encephalomyelitis virus. The affected embryos are paralyzed and their legs are held in a rigidly extended position rather than the normal position seen in the embryos on the bottom of the photo.
Pathologic description: 
The embryos at the top of this image are abnormal and the normal controls are at the bottom of the image. The three upper chicks are markedly stunted and their legs are malformed and rigidly extended.
Record number: 
7278
Case number: 
Unknown
Age: 
18 days
Clinical form: 
Unknown
Infection type: 
Experimental
Housing/mgmnt type: 
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Priority: 
1
Rights: 
© Cornell University
Image source URL: 
http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/vet_avian/images/AE Adjusted/AE-034A.jpg
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