Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: A retrospective study of bursa of Fabricius from 90 necropsied ostriches from Florida farms was performed. Eighty-five bursas showed lymphoid necrosis and/or depletion, and acute to chronic inflammation. Rounded cytoplasmic inclusions were noted within bursal macrophages of 17 birds. Ultrastructurally, these inclusions comprised arrays of icosahedral virions with a diameter of 60 to 65 nm, suggesting possibly reovirus or birnavirus. Further work is needed to classify and determine the pathogenic significance of this virus in the ostrich.
Source: Avian Pathology
Authors: J.H. Fox, B. L. Homer, K. Kutchinski
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2026286919