| surveillance of marek's disease virus in migratory and sedentary birds in hokkaido, japan. | marek's disease virus serotype 1 (mdv-1) strains cause malignant lymphoma in chickens. mdv-1 has been previously reported to be widespread in white-fronted geese (anser albifrons); however, the prevalence of mdv-1 in other wild birds has not been determined. in this study, we investigated the prevalence of mdv-1 in various wild birds in hokkaido, japan. the mdv-1 genome was widespread in geese and ducks, but was not detected in other birds. mdv-1 was detected in both sedentary and migratory spec ... | 2011 | 21908212 |