title: Columbid herpesvirus-1 mortality in great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) from Calgary, Alberta.
abstract: Four cases of Columbid herpesvirus-1 infection in great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) were identified in Calgary, Alberta. Necropsy findings included severe multifocal hepatic and splenic necrosis, pharyngeal ulceration and necrosis, and gastrointestinal necrosis. Occasional eosinophilic intranuclear viral inclusion bodies were associated with the foci of necrosis and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing confirmed a diagnosis of herpesvirus-induced disease. The sequence of a PCR amplicon had 99.7% homology to Columbid herpesvirus-1.
authors.affiliation: University of Calgary, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, TRW 2D01, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2Z6.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whiteside
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bidulka
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Illanes
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brookfield
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D020305:Strigiformes / Q000821:virology*