An Overview of Poultry Adenovirus Infections: Fowl Aviadenovirus Infections

Adenoviridae family is divided into five different genus: Mastadenovirus, Aviadenovirus, Atadenovirus, Siadenovirus and Ichtadenovirus. Fowl aviadenovirus (FAdV) which is divided into 5 different genotypes (FAdV A-FAdV E) and 12 different serotypes (1-8a, 8b-11), includes important poultry adenoviruses in Aviadenovirus genus. These serotypes cause 3 different disease patterns in poultry, concerning: Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH), Hydropericardium Syndrome (HS), Gizzard Erosions and Ulceration Syndrome (GEU). This review was prepared to provide information about FAdV infections, in order to show the clinical manifestations of infection and to evaluate the current data