| poxvirus infection of the white-tailed tropicbird (phaethon lepturus) in bermuda. | lesions caused by an avian poxvirus were identified on the face and nares of fledgling white-tailed tropicbirds (phaethon lepturus catesbyi) in the natural environment on bermuda. between 1958 and 1978, 6 of 81 fledglings found off the nest and unable to fly at departure time had lesions suggestive of poxvirus infection. more detailed nest-site surveys from 1974 to 1978 indicated an overall prevalence of less than 0.5%, involving the fledgling population only. | 1980 | 6257936 |