Fowl Pox
Poultry Pathology(Path-611)
Lecture 13
Dr. Muhammad Kashif Saleemi
DVM PhD
Associate Professor (Tenured)
Member NDCC
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
, Introduction and History
◼ Fowl Pox is slow spreading viral disease of chicken,
turkeys and many other birds chracterized by
cutaneous lesions on unfeathered skins and
diphtretic lesions in oral cavity
◼ In the past was confused with samll pox and chicken
pox in human
◼ The chracterstic pox inclusion bodies (Bollinger
bodies) and smaller elementry bodies within them
(Borrel Bodie) were first discovered by Dr. Bollinger
and Dr. Borrel in 1873 and 1904
, Etiology
◼ Avipoxvirus is DNA virus belonging to poxviridae family
◼ Many strains are identified like
◼ Fowl Pox
◼ Pigeon Pox
◼ Turkey Pox
◼ Quail Pox
◼ Psittacine Pox
◼ Canary Pox etc.
◼ Pox viruses are closely related with each other and cross
protection also occur although viruses are host specific
◼ All strains are identical therefore restriction endonucleases
are used to identify the strains
Poultry Pathology(Path-611)
Lecture 13
Dr. Muhammad Kashif Saleemi
DVM PhD
Associate Professor (Tenured)
Member NDCC
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
, Introduction and History
◼ Fowl Pox is slow spreading viral disease of chicken,
turkeys and many other birds chracterized by
cutaneous lesions on unfeathered skins and
diphtretic lesions in oral cavity
◼ In the past was confused with samll pox and chicken
pox in human
◼ The chracterstic pox inclusion bodies (Bollinger
bodies) and smaller elementry bodies within them
(Borrel Bodie) were first discovered by Dr. Bollinger
and Dr. Borrel in 1873 and 1904
, Etiology
◼ Avipoxvirus is DNA virus belonging to poxviridae family
◼ Many strains are identified like
◼ Fowl Pox
◼ Pigeon Pox
◼ Turkey Pox
◼ Quail Pox
◼ Psittacine Pox
◼ Canary Pox etc.
◼ Pox viruses are closely related with each other and cross
protection also occur although viruses are host specific
◼ All strains are identical therefore restriction endonucleases
are used to identify the strains
