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Identification of avian bornavirus in a Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) with neurological disease.
Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A - 1 Jan 2015
Bourque Laura, Laniesse Delphine, Beaufrère Hugues, Pastor Adriana, Ojkic Davor, Smith Dale A
Abstract excerpt
A one-year-old male Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) was presented for veterinary attention with a history of chronic wasting, weakness and ataxia. The bird died, and post-mortem findings included mild non-suppurative encephalitis and degenerative encephalopathy, lymphoplasmacytic myenteric ganglioneuritis (particularly of the proventriculus), and Wallerian degeneration of the sciatic nerves. Avian...
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