Inclusion body hepatitis as a primary disease

Inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) is a global problem in the poultry industry and serotype 8b is increasingly becoming the major serotype affecting poultry in North America and across the globe. This serotype is now considered a primary pathogen that can cause IBH in chickens in the absence of IBD, CAV or other predisposing immunosuppressive factors. According to Dr Holly Sellers, professor of Virology at the Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center (PDRC), University of Georgia, US, there has bee