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''Tremovirus'', also known epidemic tremor, is a virus genus belonging to the ''Picornaviridae'' family.〔(Avian encephalomyelitis virus is a picornavirus and is most closely related to hepatitis A virus ), ''Journal of General Virology'', 1999 Mar;80 ( Pt 3):653-62, by Marvil P, Knowles NJ, Mockett AP, Britton P, Brown TD, Cavanagh D〕 The genus has one species, ''Tremovirus A'', which is also called ''Avian encephalomyelitis virus''. The first avian picornavirus to have its genome sequenced,〔(Avian encephalomyelitis virus ) at Picornaviridae.com (retrieved September 14, 2011〕 it causes epidemic tremor in chickens. Tremovirus is of economic importance to chicken farmers because it causes a drop in egg production in laying hens, and neurological diseases in chicks less than three weeks old. The domestic host is the chicken, but it can also infect partridge, turkeys, quail, guineafowl, and pheasants. It has a worldwide distribution.〔(The Picornavirus Avian Encephalomyelitis Virus Possesses a Hepatitis C Virus-Like Internal Ribosome ), ''Journal of Virology'', February 2008, p. 1993-2003, Vol. 82, No. 4, by Mehran Bakhshesh, Elisabetta Groppelli, Margaret M. Willcocks, Elizabeth Royall, Graham J. Belsham, and Lisa O. Roberts〕 The virus can be spread by both vertical and horizontal transmission. It is not a zoonosis, meaning that it cannot be transmitted to humans. ==Symptoms and diagnosis== Neurological signs such as ataxia, tremor of the head and neck, drooping wings, weakness, paralysis, exercise intolerance and blindness are seen in chicks less than 3 weeks old. In laying hens the disease causes a temporary reduction in egg production. Antibodies can be detected using an ELISA or virus neutralisation. Definitive diagnosis of the disease is by histopathology or virus isolation.〔(Avian Encephalomyelitis ) expert reviewed and published by WikiVet, accessed 10 October 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tremovirus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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