Avian Pox in Eastern Screech Owls and Barred Owls from Florida

Sharon L. Deem; Darryl J. Heard; Jonathan H. Fox

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-33.2.323

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1 April 1997 Avian Pox in Eastern Screech Owls and Barred Owls from Florida

Sharon L. Deem, Darryl J. Heard, Jonathan H. Fox

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 33(2):323-327 (1997). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-33.2.323

Abstract

Avian pox was diagnosed in two eastern screech owls (Otus asio) and two barred owls (Strix varia) living in different regions of Florida (USA) between November 1994 and October 1995. Avian poxvirus infection was confirmed by the presence of eosinophilic intracytoplasmic epidermal inclusions (Bollinger bodies) on light microscopy of tissue from all four owls. Additionally, typical poxvirus particles were demonstrated by electron microscopy of a lesion from one of the eastern screech owls. These are the first published case reports of avian pox in eastern screech owls and barred owls.

Deem, Heard, and Fox: Avian Pox in Eastern Screech Owls and Barred Owls from Florida

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Sharon L. Deem, Darryl J. Heard, and Jonathan H. Fox "Avian Pox in Eastern Screech Owls and Barred Owls from Florida," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33(2), 323-327, (1 April 1997). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-33.2.323

Received: 14 May 1996; Published: 1 April 1997

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