Pigeon herpes encephalomyelitis virus in Egypt.
A virus was isolated in Egypt from brain and liver collected from domestic pigeons suffering from nervous disorders. The morphological and biophysical properties of the virus were consistent with it being a member of the family Herpetoviridae. Antigenically the virus was closely related to if not identical with pigeon herpes encephalomyelitis virus.
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology; D002460:Cell Line; D010856:Columbidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D004534:Egypt; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007668:Kidney