title: Novel poxvirus in big brown bats, northwestern United States.
abstract: A wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center in northwestern United States received several big brown bats with necrosuppurative osteomyelitis in multiple joints. Wing and joint tissues were positive by PCR for poxvirus. Thin-section electron microscopy showed poxvirus particles within A-type inclusions. Phylogenetic comparison supports establishment of a new genus of Poxviridae.
authors.affiliation: Poxvirus Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd NE, Mailstop G06, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. gemerson@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Ginny L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nordhausen
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Huckabee
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Ron D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Wohrle
authors.forename: Whitni B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: Nadia F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Gallardo-Romero
authors.forename: Maureen G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
authors.forename: Kevin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Karem
authors.forename: Inger K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Damon
authors.forename: Darin S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Carroll
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000821:virology*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011212:Poxviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure
keywords: Eptesicus fuscus; United States; big brown bats; expedited; osteomyelitis; poxvirus; viruses; zoonoses