Fatal pox infection in a rough-legged hawk
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
By: G.L. Pearson, D.A. Pass, and E.C. Beggs
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Abstract
Natural pox infection occurred in a free-living rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) in northeastern North Dakota. Gross, histological and electron microscopic findings were typical of pox infection, and characteristic lesions developed in red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) but not in great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) following inoculation with case material. Death of the rough-legged hawk was attributed to starvation resulting from inability to capture prey and to blood loss from foot lesions.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Fatal pox infection in a rough-legged hawk |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-11.2.224 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1975 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 224 |
| Last page | 228 |