Carranza J, Poveda J B, Fernández A
Avian Dis. 1986 Apr-Jun;30(2):416-20.
An encephalitic disease in pigeons, characterized by paralysis of extremities, torticollis, head tremor, and diarrhea, is described. The negative titers in the hemagglutination tests, the presence of Feulgen-positive intranuclear inclusions in the cells of the granular layer of the cerebellum and the fibroblast culture, and the presence of viral particles with an icosahedral-herpetic morphology and a diameter of 100-170 nm all indicate that the etiology of this outbreak may be related to the encephalitis caused by herpesvirus, at present diagnosed only in Iraq and some African countries.
描述了一种鸽子的脑炎疾病，其特征为肢体麻痹、斜颈、头部震颤和腹泻。血凝试验中的阴性滴度、小脑颗粒层细胞和成纤维细胞培养物中Feulgen阳性核内包涵体的存在，以及直径为100 - 170 nm的具有二十面体疱疹形态的病毒颗粒的存在，均表明此次疫情的病因可能与疱疹病毒引起的脑炎有关，目前仅在伊拉克和一些非洲国家有诊断。
