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Scientific Name:
Avipoxvirus (Pringle 1999)
Common Name:
Fowlpox, avian pox, canarypox, juncopox, mynahpox, pigeonpox, psittacinepox, quailpox, sparrowpox, starlingpox, turkeypox viruses
Native To:
Historically occurred worldwide (USGS 1999)
Date of U.S. Introduction:
Historically present in the continental U.S.; was first discovered in Hawaii in 1902 (Lebbin et al. 2010; Loope 2010)
Means of Introduction:
Probably introduced to Hawaii with imported birds and was spread by introduced mosquito species (Loope 2010)
Impact:
Viral disease that infects over 60 species of birds (USGS 1999)
Current U.S. Distribution:
Has occurred throughout the U.S.
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Selected Resources
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Partnership
World Organisation for Animal Health.
See also: Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals for more diseases
International Government
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (Canada). Fish and Wildlife.
See also: Wildlife Diseases in Alberta for more fact sheets
State and Local Government
Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
See the complete Wildlife Disease Manual for a list of diseases that are of significance to Michigan wildlife.
Academic
University of Maryland Extension.
See also: Small Flock Production Diseases/Fact Sheets for more diseases
University of Arkansas. Cooperative Extension Service.
See also: Hobby and Small Flock Poultry in Arkansas for more factsheets
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension.
Electronic Data Information Source Publication #VM65
Professional
Citations
- Lebbin, D.J., M.J. Parr, and G.H. Fenwick. 2010. Avian malaria and pox. In: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation (pp. 308-309). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Loope, L. 2010. Hawaiian Islands: Invasions. In: D. Simberloff and M. Rejmanek (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions (pp. 309-319). Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press.
- Pringle, C.R. 1999. Virus taxonomy – 1999. Archives of Virology 144(2):421-429.
- USGS Biological Resources Division. 1999. Avian pox In: M. Friend. and J.C. Franson (Eds.), Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases: General Field Procedures and Diseases of Birds (Information and Technology Report 1999-001, pp. 163-170). Washington, D.C.: Department of the Interior.