Avian keratin disorder of Alaska black-capped chickadees is associated with Poecivirus infection

Avian keratin disorder of Alaska black-capped chickadees is associated with Poecivirus infection

Abstract Background Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is an epizootic of debilitating beak deformities, first documented in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) in Alaska during the late 1990s. Similar deformities have now been recorded in dozens of species of birds across multiple continents....

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Main Authors: Maxine Zylberberg, Caroline Van Hemert, Colleen M. Handel, Joseph L. DeRisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Avian keratin disorder
Poecivirus
Beak
Deformity
Black-capped chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-018-1008-5

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