Poultry diseases occur in poultry, which are domesticated birds kept for their meat, eggs or feathers. Poultry species include the chicken, turkey, duck, goose and ostrich.
Viral diseases
Avian infectious bronchitis, caused by a strain of Avian coronavirus previously known as infectious bronchitis virus Avian infectious laryngotracheitis, caused by Gallid alphaherpesvirus 1 Avian influenza, caused by Avian influenza virus Duck plague, caused by Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1 Chicken infectious anemia, caused by Chicken anaemia virus Epidemic tremor, caused by Tremovirus Fowlpox, caused by viruses in the genus Avipoxvirus Infectious bursal disease (IBD), also known Gumboro disease, caused by Infectious bursal disease virus Lymphoid leukosis caused by avian sarcoma leukosis virus Marek's disease Newcastle disease Viral arthritis, caused by Avian reovirus
Parasitic diseases
Scaly leg, caused by the mite Knemidocoptes mutans
Infestation by Dermanyssus gallinae, the red poultry mite
Infestation by Echidnophaga gallinacea, the sticktight flea
Bacterial diseases
Colibacillosis in poultry
Infectious coryza in chickens
Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
Pullorum disease
Riemerella anatipestifer
Salmonellosis in poultry
Staphylococcal infection in poultry
Streptococcal infection in poultry
Omphalitis in chicks (mushy chick disease) Mycoplasmosis Fowl cholera Campylobacteriosis Pseudomonas Ornithobacteriosis
Protozoal diseases
Histomoniasis (blackhead disease), caused by Histomonas meleagridis
Coccidiosis
Trichomonas gallinae
Fungal diseases
Ergotism, which occurs when poultry feed is contaminated with toxic alkaloids produced by fungi of the genus Claviceps Aspergillosis, a non-contagious disease caused when birds inhale Aspergillus spores Ringworm