Novel Poxvirus in Big Brown Bats, Northwestern United States

Novel Poxvirus in Big Brown Bats, Northwestern United States

A wildlife hospital and rehabilitation center in northwestern United States received several big brown bats with necrosuppurative osteomyelitis in multiple joints. Wing and joint tissues were positive by PCR for poxvirus. Thin-section electron microscopy showed poxvirus particles within A-type inclu...

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Main Authors: Ginny L. Emerson, Robert Nordhausen, Michael M. Garner, John R. Huckabee, Steven Johnson, Ron D. Wohrle, Whitni B. Davidson, Kimberly Wilkins, Yu Li, Jeffrey B. Doty, Nadia F. Gallardo-Romero, Maureen G. Metcalfe, Kevin L. Karem, Inger K. Damon, Darin S. Carroll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
poxvirus
viruses
osteomyelitis
Eptesicus fuscus
big brown bats
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-1713_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-1713_article

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