Title:A Quick Review of the Prevalence of Important Infectious Poultry Diseases
all Around the World
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Author(s): Siyavash Ghadiri Harat and Fereshteh Ansari*
Affiliation:
- Agricultural Research Education and
Extension Organization (AREEO), Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Tehran, Iran
Keywords:
Epidemiology, poultry, disease, food, public health, infectious, incidence.
Abstract: The poultry industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. Poultry
breeding has developed significantly to meet the food needs of the increasing population and it is
expected that this growth will continue in the coming years. Prevalent poultry diseases are of
great importance as they are responsible for vast economic losses and public health concerns.
They also affect the national and international trade of the poultry products. This review will
provide a quick and general view of different important poultry diseases for poultry breeders,
scientists and decision makers. Based on this review, Campylobacteriosis and infectious bursal
disease (IBD) in the Asian continent, and Campylobacteriosis, Newcastle disease (ND) and coccidiosis
in the African continent were the most prevalent diseases. In Europe, Campylobacter
species and in America, Escherichia coli species are widespread in poultry meat. Infectious
Bronchitis (IB) in Europe and Coccidiosis in America were high-incident.