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Characterization of canarypox-like viruses infecting endemic birds in the Galápagos Islands.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Apr 2005
Thiel Teresa, Whiteman Noah K, Tirapé Ana, Baquero Maria Ines, Cedeño Virna, Walsh Tim, Uzcátegui Gustavo Jiménez, Parker Patricia G
Abstract excerpt
The presence of avian pox in endemic birds in the Galápagos Islands has led to concern that the health of these birds may be threatened by avipoxvirus introduction by domestic birds. We describe here a simple polymerase chain reaction-based method for identification and discrimination of avipoxvirus strains similar to the fowlpox or canarypox viruses. This method, in conjunction with DNA sequencing of two...
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