A fowl adenovirus, known to cause severe disease in poultry populations, induced elevated mRNA transcription for the same spectrum of pro-inflammatory cytokines detected following mouse and human adenovirus infection (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IFN-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ) [22]. This evidence concerns the gene CXCL8 and adenoviridae infectious disease.