Vet Med - Czech, 2003, 48(6):169-174 | DOI: 10.17221/5765-VETMED

Papillomatosis in chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) in the Czech Republic and Germany

I. Literák, B. ©míd, L. Valíček
1 , B. © 2, L. V 2 1Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic

Analyses of ornithological field records, direct observations of typical lesions, and examination by electron microscopy revealed leg papillomatosis in six chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) in theCzech Republic and one chaffinch inGermany. Papillomavirus was identified by electron microscopy using the negative staining technique in skin lesions of one chaffinch caught in theCzechRepublic. This is the first report of papillomatosis in chaffinches recorded in theCzechRepublic.

Keywords: papilloma; virus; bird; cutaneous lesions; disease

Published: June 30, 2003  Show citation

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Literák I, ©míd B, Valíček L. Papillomatosis in chaffinches (Fringilla coelebs) in the Czech Republic and Germany. Vet Med - Czech. 2003;48(6):169-174. doi: 10.17221/5765-VETMED.
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