Experimental infection of pheasants with Lednice (Yaba 1) virus.
Young pheasants (24-hour- and 7-day-old) are capable of producing viraemia and antibodies after experimental infection with Lednice virus even after low doses of virus (0.7-0.9 log mouse LD50/g). Viraemia lasts approximately 3 days, but the titres of virus in the blood are low. The possible role of young pheasants in the circulation of virus in nature is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D001717:Birds; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014999:Yaba monkey tumor virus / Q000302:isolation & purification