Pathogenicity in Chicken Anemia Virus with Eimeria tenella: Concurrent Co-Infection and Secondary Eimeria tenella Infection

• Published in: Microorganisms (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 7; p. 1676
• Main Authors: Chung, Hsyang-Hsun, Tongkamsai, Suttitas, Cheng, Ming-Chu, Tsai, Yi-Lun, Lee, Meng-Shiou, Lien, Yi-Yang, Chen, Ya-Mei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 16.07.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Anemia; Atrophy; Bone marrow; Cell size; chicken anemia virus; Chickens; concurrent co-infection; Development and progression; E coli; Economic importance; Eimeria tenella; Infection; Infections; Lesions; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Mortality; Oocysts; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; Poultry; Poultry industry; Propagation; Protozoa; Secondary infection; Thymus; Thymus gland; United States; Taiwan; Grand Island; United States > US; Eimeria tenella; chicken anemia virus; secondary infection; concurrent co-infection

Chicken anemia virus (CAV) and Eimeria tenella (E. tenella) are economically important pathogens of the poultry industry worldwide. However, the impact of dual infection of these two pathogens in chickens remains unclear. This study investigated the pathogenic effects of dual infection with CAV and...