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TI Outbreaks of Disease Possibly Due to a Natural Avian Herpesvirus Infection in a Colony of Young Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) in French Guiana
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AF DE THOISY, Benoit
   LAVERGNE, Anne
   SEMELIN, Julien
   POULIQUEN, Jean-Francois
   BLANCHARD, Fabian
   HANSEN, Eric
   LACOSTE, Vincent
AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:3;4:1;5:4;6:5;7:1;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:PDG-DOP-DCM-HMT-RHGUYANE;6:;7:;
C1 Inst Pasteur, Lab Interact Virus Hotes, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana.
   Assoc Kwata Study & Conservat Guianan Wildlife, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana.
   Reserve Nat Grand Connetable, Cayenne 97300, French Guiana.
   IFREMER, Lab Ressources Halieutiques, Cayenne 97300, France.
   Off Natl Chasse & Faune Sauvage, Kourou 97300, French Guiana.
C2 INST PASTEUR, FRANCE
   ASSOC KWATA STUDY & CONSERVAT GUIANAN WILDLIFE, FRANCE
   RESERVE NAT GRAND CONNETABLE, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   ONCFS, FRANCE
SI GUYANE
SE PDG-DOP-DCM-HMT-RHGUYANE
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
IF 1.373
TC 15
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2009/publication-6811.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Frigatebird;Fregata magnificens;Chick mortality;Alphaherpesvirus
AB The Ile du Grand Connetable nature reserve is a rocky island off the Northern Atlantic coast of South America that hosts a unique population of Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata, magnificens, Pelecaniformes). A high chick mortality, associated with nodular proliferative lesions, involving featherless areas, such as legs, neck, eyelids, and beak, was recorded during a consecutive 2 yr and affected almost half of the generation. Investigations were therefore, conducted to determine the cause of these epidemics. Although histopathologic investigations suggested that malnutrition, because of fewer resources in the Frigates' fishing area, could be the cause of the epidemic, it novel alphaherpesvirus, tentatively called Fregata magnificens herpesvirus, was detected in cutaneous crusts on the diseased birds. Although in this study, we do not prove the causal link of this new virus to the symptoms observed, it can nevertheless be suggested that in debilitated hosts, it productive herpesvirus infection might accelerate, and/or be accelerated by, population declines. These results emphasize the need to take into consideration the possible role of herpesviruses in weakened populations of wild birds in conservation management plans.
PY 2009
PD JUN
SO Journal of Wildlife Diseases
SN 0090-3558
PU Wildlife Disease Association
VL 45
IS 3
UT 000268355200024
BP 802
EP 807
ID 6811
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