Serological survey of domestic pigeons, free-ranging feral pigeons (both Columba livia) and wild common wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) for rotavirus A (RVA) infections in Germany.
Ole Pietsch, Luisa Fischer, Elisabeth Peus, Franziska Schopf, Florentin Ressel, Laura Pahnke, Ute Ziegler, Dennis Rubbenstroth
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Abstract
Research highlights: First serological survey on rotavirus A (RVA) in domestic and wild pigeons.RVA widely distributed (∼80%) in domestic and feral pigeons but not in wild common wood pigeons.Almost all adult domestic pigeons (98.1%) possess anti-RVA antibodies.Antibody titres in vaccinated juvenile pigeons are similar to reconvalescents and adults.
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Avian Pathology is the official journal of the World Veterinary Poultry Association and, since its first publication in 1972, has been a leading international journal for poultry disease scientists. It publishes material relevant to the entire field of infectious and non-infectious diseases of poultry and other birds. Accepted manuscripts will contribute novel data of interest to an international readership and will add significantly to knowledge and understanding of diseases, old or new. Subject areas include pathology, diagnosis, detection and characterisation of pathogens, infections of possible zoonotic importance, epidemiology, innate and immune responses, vaccines, gene sequences, genetics in relation to disease and physiological and biochemical changes in response to disease. First and subsequent reports of well-recognized diseases within a country are not acceptable unless they also include substantial new information about the disease or pathogen. Manuscripts on wild or pet birds should describe disease or pathogens in a significant number of birds, recognizing/suggesting serious potential impact on that species or that the disease or pathogen is of demonstrable relevance to poultry. Manuscripts on food-borne microorganisms acquired during or after processing, and those that catalogue the occurrence or properties of microorganisms, are unlikely to be considered for publication in the absence of data linking them to avian disease.