title: Highly pathogenic fowlpox virus in cutaneously infected chickens, China.
abstract: We investigated an acute outbreak of the cutaneous form of fowlpox among chickens in China in November 2009. Using pathologic and virologic methods, we identified a novel type of fowlpox virus that carried an integrated genomic sequence of reticuloendotheliosis virus. This highly pathogenic virus could lead to severe ecologic effects and economic losses.
authors: Kui
authors: K
authors: Zhao
authors: Wenqi
authors: W
authors: He
authors: Shengnan
authors: S
authors: Xie
authors: Deguang
authors: D
authors: Song
authors: Huijun
authors: H
authors: Lu
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Pan
authors: Ping
authors: P
authors: Zhou
authors: Wenfeng
authors: W
authors: Liu
authors: Rongguang
authors: R
authors: Lu
authors: Jiyong
authors: J
authors: Zhou
authors: Feng
authors: F
authors: Gao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000821:virology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005586:Fowlpox / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D005587:Fowlpox virus / Q000235:genetics*; D011200:Poultry / Q000821:virology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D001356:Reticuloendotheliosis virus / Q000235:genetics
keywords: China; chickens; cutaneous infection; fowlpox; highly pathogenic; viruses