This study was designed to assess the susceptibility of turtle-doves (Eupelia cruziana) to Newcastle virus. A group of 15 turtle-doves was inoculated with a velogenic viscerotropic strain of the Newcastle virus, and a group of 15 was used as control. Both groups were raised in the same environmental conditions and were fed with similar feeds, but kept separate. Clinical signs and mortality were recorded. Blood samples were tested by the hemaglutination inhibition technique and tissue samples were collected for virus recovery and histological studies. From the inoculated group, 6 birds showed nervous signs like head tremors, neck torsion and uncoordinated movements, and three of them died. Macroscopic lesions were observed on the nervous system. Histological lesions were observed in the brain, and in lungs and tracheal epithelium. An increase in the antibody titers was observed at the 7th...

Con el objetivo de evaluar la susceptibilidad de la Eupelia cruziana (tórtola) al virus de la enfermedad de Newcastle, se inocularon 15 aves adultas con una cepa de virus velogénico viscerotrópico de la enfermedad de Newcastle y 15 fueron usadas como control. Ambos grupos fueron sometidos a similares condiciones ambientales y de alimentación pero en lugares separados. Se llevó un registro de signos clínicos y mortalidad y se tomaron muestras de sangre para la prueba de Inhibición de la Hemaglutinación y muestras de tejidos para evaluación histopatológica y recuperación viral. Seis aves del grupo inoculado presentaron signos clínicos de tipo nervioso (tremores en cabeza, torsión de pescuezo e incoordinación para desplazarse) y tres de éstas murieron. Lesiones macroscópicas y microscópicas fueron observadas en el sistema nervioso y en el análisis histopatológico se obser...