| isolation and characterization of a herpesvirus from feral pigeons in china. | a herpesvirus was isolated during a diagnostic investigation of severe cases of conjunctivitis in feral pigeons (columba livia f. domestica). isolates of the virus were recovered from throat swabs of the pigeons followed by inoculation of the swab samples in chicken embryo fibroblasts. pigeons inoculated with the isolated virus had similar clinical signs to those observed in naturally infected birds. transmission electron microscopy revealed viral structures with typical herpesvirus morphology. ... | 2015 | 26542366 |