Poxvirus infection in a spectacled Amazon parrot (Amazona albifrons)

Avian Dis. 1978 Apr-Jun;22(2):340-3.

Abstract

Avian pox was determined to be the cause of death of a spectacled Amazon parrot (Amazona albifrons). Intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies were visualized by light microscopy in esophageal and bronchial epithelial lesions. Electron microscopy revealed pox-virus virions in the inclusions.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Esophagus / microbiology
  • Female
  • Fowlpox / microbiology
  • Fowlpox / pathology*
  • Fowlpox virus / ultrastructure
  • Parrots*
  • Psittaciformes*