A severe nervous disease in fancy pigeons caused by paramyxovirus-1 in Saudi Arabia.
A severe nervous disease struck fancy pigeons for the first time in Saudi Arabia during February-March, 1992. The morbidity rate was 60% while the case fatality rate was 40%. An avian paramyxovirus-1 was isolated from affected pigeons. The disease was reproduced experimentally in pigeons and the virus was reisolated and identified.
al Afaleq
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College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, Arabie Saoudite.
Abu Elzein
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Gameel
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Awaad
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Hassanein
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D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009521:Newcastle Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009522:Newcastle disease virus; D012529:Saudi Arabia