Abstract
Paramyxovirus serotype 7 (PMV-7) was isolated from pooled intestinal contents of two 5-month-old ostriches (Struthio camelus). The pathogenicity of the virus was comparable with lentogenic strains of Newcastle disease virus (PMV-1) in chicken and chicken embryo pathogenicity tests. The relationship of the virus to the observed pathology of proliferative nonsuppurative enteritis is unknown; the Campylobacter jejuni isolated was presumably the primary pathogen. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an isolation of PMV-7 from ostriches.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Avulavirus / classification*
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Avulavirus / isolation & purification*
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Avulavirus / pathogenicity
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Bird Diseases / diagnosis
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Bird Diseases / etiology
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Bird Diseases / pathology
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Birds / microbiology
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Birds / virology*
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Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis
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Campylobacter Infections / pathology
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Campylobacter Infections / veterinary
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Campylobacter jejuni / isolation & purification
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Intestines / microbiology
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Intestines / pathology
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Intestines / virology*
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Male
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Microscopy, Electron / methods
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Microscopy, Electron / veterinary
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Respirovirus Infections / diagnosis
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Respirovirus Infections / pathology
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Respirovirus Infections / veterinary