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An Outbreak in Pigeons Caused by the Subgenotype VI.2.1.2 of Newcastle Disease Virus in Brazil.
Viruses - 6 Dec 2021
Thomazelli Luciano M, Sinhorini Juliana A, Oliveira Danielle B L, Knöbl Terezinha, Bosqueiro Tatiana C M, Sano Elder, Costa Gladyston C V, Monteiro Cairo, Dorlass Erick G, Utecht Nathalia, Scagion Guilherme P, Meneguin Carla, Silva Laura M N, Moraes Maria Vitória S, Bueno Larissa M, Reischak Dilmara, Carrasco Adriano O T, Arns Clarice W, Ferreira Helena L, Durigon Edison L
Abstract excerpt
Newcastle disease virus (NDV) can infect over 250 bird species with variable pathogenicity; it can also infect humans in rare cases. The present study investigated an outbreak in feral pigeons in São Paulo city, Brazil, in 2019. Affected birds displayed neurological signs, and hemorrhages were observed in different tissues. Histopathology changes with infiltration of mononuclear inflammatory cells were also found...
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