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fowl cholera
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Top of page| Picture | Title | Caption | Copyright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathology | Duck. 7 months old suffering from fowl cholera and Tetrameres sp. in the proventriculus. | Sri Poernomo | |
| Symptoms | Layer of more than 12 months old suffering from fowl cholera with a swollen wattle.|Layer of more than 12 months old suffering from fowl cholera, with a swollen wattle. | Sri Poernomo |
Identity
Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- fowl cholera
International Common Names
- English: fowl, avian, cholera, pasteurella multocida, gallinarum, in birds; Pasteurella multocida infection in birds
Overview
Top of pageFowl cholera, caused by Pasteurella multocida, affects domestic and wild birds worldwide. It usually occurs as a septicaemia of sudden onset with high morbidity and mortality, but chronic and asymptomatic infections also occur. For more information, see the datasheet on 'Pasteurella multocida infections'.
Host Animals
Top of page| Animal name | Context | Life stage | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallus gallus domesticus (chickens) | Domesticated host | ||
| Meleagris | Domesticated host | ||
| Meleagris gallopavo (turkey) | Domesticated host |
Systems Affected
Top of page blood and circulatory system diseases of poultryskin and ocular diseases of poultry
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 10 Jan 2020| Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa |
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| Algeria | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Benin | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Botswana | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Burkina Faso | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Cabo Verde | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Cameroon | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Djibouti | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Egypt | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Eritrea | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Eswatini | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Ethiopia | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Ghana | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Guinea | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Kenya | Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Lesotho | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Madagascar | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Mali | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Mauritius | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Mozambique | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Namibia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Nigeria | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Rwanda | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Seychelles | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| South Africa | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Sudan | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Tunisia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Uganda | Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Zimbabwe | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
Asia |
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| Armenia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Azerbaijan | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Bahrain | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Bangladesh | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Brunei | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | CAB Abstracts Data Mining | ||||
| China | Present, Localized | OIE (2009) | |||||
| India | Present, Localized | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Indonesia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Iran | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Iraq | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Israel | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Japan | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Jordan | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Kazakhstan | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Kuwait | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Laos | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Lebanon | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Malaysia | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| -Peninsular Malaysia | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| -Sarawak | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Myanmar | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Nepal | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| North Korea | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Pakistan | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Singapore | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| South Korea | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Sri Lanka | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Taiwan | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Tajikistan | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Thailand | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Uzbekistan | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Vietnam | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
Europe |
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| Andorra | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Austria | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Belarus | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Belgium | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Bulgaria | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Croatia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Cyprus | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Czechia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Denmark | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Estonia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Finland | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Germany | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Greece | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Hungary | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Iceland | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Ireland | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Isle of Man | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Jersey | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Latvia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Liechtenstein | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Lithuania | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Luxembourg | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Malta | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Moldova | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Montenegro | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Netherlands | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| North Macedonia | Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Norway | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Portugal | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Romania | Present, Localized | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Russia | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Serbia | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Slovakia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Slovenia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Spain | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Sweden | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Switzerland | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Ukraine | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| United Kingdom | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| -Northern Ireland | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
North America |
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| Barbados | Present | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Belize | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Bermuda | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| British Virgin Islands | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Canada | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Cayman Islands | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Cuba | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Curaçao | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Dominica | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Dominican Republic | Present, Localized | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Greenland | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Guatemala | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Honduras | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Jamaica | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Mexico | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| United States | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
Oceania |
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| Australia | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| French Polynesia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| New Caledonia | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| New Zealand | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Samoa | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Vanuatu | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
South America |
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| Argentina | Present, Localized | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Bolivia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Brazil | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Chile | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Colombia | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Ecuador | Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Falkland Islands | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| French Guiana | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Guyana | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE Handistatus (2005) | |||||
| Peru | Absent, Unconfirmed presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Uruguay | Present | OIE (2009) | |||||
| Venezuela | Absent, No presence record(s) | OIE (2009) | |||||
List of Symptoms/Signs
Top of page| Sign | Life Stages | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Digestive Signs / Anorexia, loss or decreased appetite, not nursing, off feed | Sign | |
| Digestive Signs / Diarrhoea | Sign | |
| Digestive Signs / Excessive salivation, frothing at the mouth, ptyalism | Sign | |
| Digestive Signs / Pica, depraved appetite | Sign | |
| General Signs / Cyanosis, blue skin or membranes | Sign | |
| General Signs / Dehydration | Sign | |
| General Signs / Exercise intolerance, tires easily | Sign | |
| General Signs / Fever, pyrexia, hyperthermia | Sign | |
| General Signs / Head, face, ears, jaw, nose, nasal, swelling, mass | Sign | |
| General Signs / Inability to stand, downer, prostration | Sign | |
| General Signs / Increased mortality in flocks of birds | Sign | |
| General Signs / Lameness, stiffness, stilted gait in birds | Sign | |
| General Signs / Neck weakness, paresis, paralysis, limp, ventroflexion | Sign | |
| General Signs / Orbital, periorbital, periocular, conjunctival swelling, eyeball mass | Sign | |
| General Signs / Sudden death, found dead | Sign | |
| General Signs / Swelling skin or subcutaneous, mass, lump, nodule | Sign | |
| General Signs / Swelling, mass, wing | Sign | |
| General Signs / Torticollis, twisted neck | Sign | |
| General Signs / Trembling, shivering, fasciculations, chilling | Sign | |
| General Signs / Weakness, paresis, paralysis, drooping, of the wings | Sign | |
| Nervous Signs / Dullness, depression, lethargy, depressed, lethargic, listless | Sign | |
| Ophthalmology Signs / Chemosis, conjunctival, scleral edema, swelling | Sign | |
| Ophthalmology Signs / Conjunctival, scleral, injection, abnormal vasculature | Sign | |
| Ophthalmology Signs / Conjunctival, scleral, redness | Sign | |
| Respiratory Signs / Abnormal breathing sounds of the upper airway, airflow obstruction, stertor, snoring | Sign | |
| Respiratory Signs / Abnormal lung or pleural sounds, rales, crackles, wheezes, friction rubs | Sign | |
| Respiratory Signs / Dyspnea, difficult, open mouth breathing, grunt, gasping | Sign | |
| Respiratory Signs / Increased respiratory rate, polypnea, tachypnea, hyperpnea | Sign | |
| Respiratory Signs / Mucoid nasal discharge, serous, watery | Sign | |
| Skin / Integumentary Signs / Ruffled, ruffling of the feathers | Sign | |
| Skin / Integumentary Signs / Skin crusts, scabs | Sign | |
| Skin / Integumentary Signs / Skin necrosis, sloughing, gangrene | Sign | |
| Skin / Integumentary Signs / Skin ulcer, erosion, excoriation | Sign | |
| Skin / Integumentary Signs / Soiling of the feathers, vent feathers | Sign | |
| Skin / Integumentary Signs / Soiling of the vent in birds | Sign |
References
Top of pageOIE Handistatus, 2002. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (dataset for 2001). Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.
OIE Handistatus, 2003. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (dataset for 2002). Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.
OIE Handistatus, 2004. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (data set for 2003). Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.
OIE Handistatus, 2005. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (data set for 2004). Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.
OIE, 2009. World Animal Health Information Database - Version: 1.4. World Animal Health Information Database. Paris, France: World Organisation for Animal Health. http://www.oie.int
Distribution References
OIE Handistatus, 2005. World Animal Health Publication and Handistatus II (dataset for 2004)., Paris, France: Office International des Epizooties.
OIE, 2009. World Animal Health Information Database - Version: 1.4., Paris, France: World Organisation for Animal Health. https://www.oie.int/
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