Inclusion body disease of falcons (Herpesvirus infection) in an American kestrel.
Postmortem examination of a captive-bred American kestrel (Falco sparverius) showed numerous white necrotic foci 1-2 mm in diameter throughout the liver and spleen. The results of light and spleen. The results of light and electron microscopic studies and experimental transmission to a captive American kestrel and a barred owl (Strix varia) suggests a herpesvirus similar to those dsecribed for owls and other falcons in the U.S. This is the first report of a naturally occurring case of inclusion body disease of falcons in the American kestrel.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D001717:Birds; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology