A Salmonella Pullorum outbreak with neurological signs in adult layers and outbreak investigation using whole genome sequencing

Robert Jan Molenaar; Remco Dijkman; Christiaan Ter Veen; Annet Heuvelink; Fiona van Kaam; Marieke Augustijn; Anneke Feberwee

doi:10.1080/03079457.2023.2268027

A Salmonella Pullorum outbreak with neurological signs in adult layers and outbreak investigation using whole genome sequencing

Avian Pathol. 2024 Feb;53(1):44-55. doi: 10.1080/03079457.2023.2268027. Epub 2023 Dec 19.

Authors

Robert Jan Molenaar¹, Remco Dijkman¹, Christiaan Ter Veen¹, Annet Heuvelink¹, Fiona van Kaam², Marieke Augustijn¹, Anneke Feberwee¹

Affiliations

¹ Royal GD, Deventer, the Netherlands.
² Poultry Vets Noord, Ruurlo, the Netherlands.

PMID: 37800359
DOI: 10.1080/03079457.2023.2268027

Abstract

Cerebral granulomas are associated with nervous signs in Salmonella Pullorum outbreak.Bone marrow is also a recommended tissue for isolation of Salmonella Pullorum.Rapid plate agglutination test detects Pullorum antibodies in a vaccinated flock.Phylogenetic analysis showed clonality of isolates within the outbreak.

Keywords: Salmonella Pullorum; immunohistochemistry; laying hen; neurological signs; rapid plate agglutination test; whole genome sequencing.

MeSH terms

Animals
Chickens / genetics
Disease Outbreaks / veterinary
Phylogeny
Poultry Diseases* / epidemiology
Salmonella / genetics
Salmonella Infections, Animal* / diagnosis
Salmonella Infections, Animal* / epidemiology
Whole Genome Sequencing / veterinary

Supplementary concepts

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica