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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Avian poxvirus epizootic in a breeding population of lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor) at Kamfers Dam, Kimberley, South Africa
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Volume 47, No. 4, Year 2011
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Description
Avian pox has a worldwide distribution, but prior to this investigation has not been reported in free-ranging flamingo populations. During observations of the first successful breeding of Lesser Flamingos on a purpose-built island, at Kamfers Dam near Kimberley, South Africa, multiple small, raised, crusted plaques on the legs and facial area were noticed on 30% of the fledgling flamingos. A diagnosis of avipoxvirus infection was made on the basis of the macroscopic, histologic, and electron microscopic features, and was further confirmed by DNA sequence analysis. The avipoxvirus detected was very similar to that previously detected in albatross and falcons. © Wildlife Disease Association 2011.
Authors & Co-Authors
Zimmermann, David E.
South Africa, Pretoria
South African National Parks
Anderson, Mark D.
South Africa, Randburg
Birdlife South Africa
Lane, Emily P.
South Africa, Pretoria
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
Van Wilpe, Erna V.
South Africa, Pretoria
University of Pretoria
Carulei, Olivia
South Africa, Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences
Douglass, Nicola J.
South Africa, Cape Town
Faculty of Health Sciences
South Africa, Observatory
Groote Schuur Hospital
Williamson, Anna Lise
South Africa, Pretoria
National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
South Africa, Bloemfontein
University of the Free State
Kotzé, Antoinette
South Africa, Pretoria
South African National Parks
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.989
ISSN:
00903558
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
South Africa