| seroepizootiology of selected infectious disease agents in free-living birds of prey in germany. | four hundred forty-eight blood plasma samples from free-living birds of prey from berlin and the brandenburg area in eastern germany were tested for antibodies against newcastle disease virus (ndv), falcon herpesvirus (fhv), owl herpesvirus (ohv), and chlamydia psittaci. antibodies to ndv were detected in 6 (2%) of 346 tested diurnal birds of prey, whereas none of the owls (n = 55) was positive. the positive samples originated from two common buzzards (buteo buteo), three ospreys (pandion haliac ... | 2001 | 11272489 |
| newcastle disease virus and chlamydia psittaci in free-living raptors from eastern germany. | organ samples from free-living raptors from the federal states of berlin and brandenburg in eastern germany were tested for newcastle disease virus (ndv; n = 331) and chlamydia psittaci (n = 39) by polymerase chain reaction (pcr). in 18 individuals ndv nucleic acids were detected. these samples originated from barn owls (tyto alba; n = 15, 28%), tawny owl (strix aluco; n = 1, 5%), common buzzard (buteo buteo, n = 1, 1%), and european kestrel (falco tinnunculus; n = 1, 4%). in 29 (74%) of 39 samp ... | 2003 | 12685068 |