[Endemic poxvirus infection in white storks (Ciconia ciconia) and black storks (Ciconia nigra) in Switzerland].
Thirty young white storks (Ciconia ciconia) and black storks (Ciconia nigra) from a stork restocking station in Switzerland suffered from cutaneous, verrucous pox-efflorescences on legs, feet, beak and eyelids. The poxvirus was demonstrated ultrastructurally. As the endemic was in autumn, mosquitos may be a possible vector. It is uncertain, if the disease is connected with the previously imported storks from the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Institut für Tierpathologie, Universität Bern.
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D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001717:Birds; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
Endemische Pockeninfektion bei Weissstörchen (Ciconia ciconia) und Schwarzstörchen (Ciconia nigra) in der Schweiz.