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Lungs: edema, hemorrhages.
Clinical description: 
This image was taken 5 days post experimental inoculation with viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease. Some viscerotropic strains can produce severe lesions in the lungs. In this bird, there is pulmonary edema and extensive hemorrhages.
Record number: 
20996
Case number: 
5022
Age: 
70 weeks
Breed: 
White Leghorn SPF
Clinical form: 
Acute
Infection type: 
Experimental
History: 
The photograph of this bird was taken 4 days post inoculation. The bird was experimentally inoculated with Viscerotropic Velogenic Newcastle Disease virus [MO/31387/96] on 3/2/08 at Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The inoculation was performed via cloacal swab using 0.1ml.
Housing/mgmnt type: 
Select One
Priority: 
1
Rights: 
© Cornell University
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