title: The isolation of a paramyxovirus from pigeons in South Africa.
abstract: A paramyxovirus was isolated from diseased pigeons, submitted to the Poultry Section of the Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort, for post-mortem examination. The mean death time for the isolates was determined to ascertain the virulence of the virus. Infectivity trials showed that the paramyxovirus was non-virulent for 60- and 4-week-old chickens infected by the intraocular and intratracheal routes.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Research Institute, Onderstepoort.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pienaar
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cilliers
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D010252:Paramyxoviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013019:South Africa