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Clinical description: 
Marek’s disease virus is primarily transmitted from chicken-to-chicken through inhalation of contaminated dust and dander as well as direct contact between chickens. However, darkling beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus) can be a carrier of Marek’s disease virus in the poultry house.
Record number: 
7958
Case number: 
Unknown
Clinical form: 
Unknown
Infection type: 
Unknown
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