Photo and headline: WATT Poultry, 7/27/2026
Elizabeth Doughman reports:
The disease is highly contagious and can lead to several severe health problems for the birds, including paralysis, tumors, blindness and death. Marek’s disease is most prevalent in chickens, although it is also found in turkeys. The virus is spread through bird feed, bedding material, bird droppings, feathers and dead skin. There is currently no effective treatment and infected birds are condemned. The disease costs the poultry industry an estimated $1 billion each year.
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