Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Avipoxvirus in House Sparrows in Spain.
Avipoxvirus (APV) is a fairly common virus affecting birds that causes morbidity and mortality in wild and captive birds. We studied the prevalence of pox-like lesions and genetic diversity of APV in house sparrows (Passer domesticus) in natural, agricultural and urban areas in southern Spain in 201...
Main Authors: | Jorge Ruiz-Martínez, Martina Ferraguti, Jordi Figuerola, Josué Martínez-de la Puente, Richard Alexander John Williams, Amparo Herrera-Dueñas, José Ignacio Aguirre, Ramón Soriguer, Clara Escudero, Michaël André Jean Moens, Javier Pérez-Tris, Laura Benítez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5179100?pdf=render |
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