Cutaneous Tumor-like Lesions Associated With Poxvirus Infection in Laughing Doves (Streptopelia senegalensis)

Cutaneous, tumor-like nodules were observed on the digits and distal wings in 6 of 52 laughing doves (Streptopelia senegalensis) kept in an aviary. The nodules were surgically removed, and the birds were treated postoperatively with tetracycline. Histopathologic examination of the resected tissue re...

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Published in:Journal of avian medicine and surgery 2006-06, Vol.20 (2), p.94-96
Main Authors: Tageldin, Mohamed H, Johnson, Eugene H, Al-Amri, Issa S, Aisha, Ambu-Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal wings
avian
Aviary birds
Care and treatment
CLINICAL REPORTS
Cytoplasmic inclusions
Diagnosis
Diseases
Doves
laughing doves
Medical examination
Nodules
Pigeons
Plasma cells
Poxviridae
Poxviridae infections
Poxvirus
Streptopelia senegalensis
Virions
Virus diseases
Wild birds
Wings (Animal)
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Summary:Cutaneous, tumor-like nodules were observed on the digits and distal wings in 6 of 52 laughing doves (Streptopelia senegalensis) kept in an aviary. The nodules were surgically removed, and the birds were treated postoperatively with tetracycline. Histopathologic examination of the resected tissue revealed eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies associated with a heavy infiltration of heterophils, lymphocytes, and fewer plasma cells. Electron microscopy revealed pox virions. No additional cases were reported after the birds were surgically treated and quarantined from the remainder of the aviary. The location of lesions on the digits and distal wing tips is unusual for poxvirus. To our knowledge, infection with poxvirus has not previously been diagnosed or reported in wild birds in the Sultanate of Oman.
ISSN:1082-6742
1938-2871
DOI:10.1647/2005-006RR.1