Avian pox in Florida sandhill cranes.
Cutaneous elevations were present on the feet, legs and heads of four Florida sandhill cranes, Grus canadensis pratensis, (one free-living, three penreared birds). As a result of examination of the elevations by light- and electron microscopy, it was determined that the lesions were caused by poxvirus. This is the first record of pox in cranes in North America.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D001717:Birds; D005431:Florida; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011212:Poxviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary