Pullorum disease

Pullorum disease in poultry is caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum. The disease affects mainly young chicks, but can also affect older chickens, and other domestic fowl.[1]

The historical name for this disease is bacillary white diarrhea.[2]

Treatment of Pullorum is not recommended, as the goal is the eradication of the disease.

In Canada, Pullorum is a "reportable" disease - all suspected cases must be reported to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Canada has been considered free of the disease since the 1980s.

References
  1. "Fact Sheet - Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid". Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. Davison, Sherrill (October 2019). "Pullorum Disease in Poultry". Merck Manual. Retrieved 2020-03-29.


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