Apoptosis in the immune organs of chickens infected with H5N1 avian influenza virus derived from goose

To investigate the apoptosis in the immune organs of chickens infected with H5N1 avian influenza virus(AIV) derived from goose.Fifty one-day-old specific-pathogen-free chickens were divided randomly into two groups,infected group(I group) and control group(C group).I group chickens were inoculated with 0.1 mL(105 TCID50) of H5N1 AIV on 7 days old by nasal,eye and oral route simultaneously.The thymus,bursa and spleen from two groups of chickens were taken at 3,4,5,7 and 14 day post inoculation(dpi),respectiv...