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Fatal pox infection in a rough-legged hawk

Journal of Wildlife Diseases
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Abstract

Natural pox infection occurred in a free-living rough-legged hawk (Buteo lagopus) in northeastern North Dakota. Gross, histological and electron microscopic findings were typical of pox infection, and characteristic lesions developed in red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) but not in great horned owls (Bubo virginianus) following inoculation with case material. Death of the rough-legged hawk was attributed to starvation resulting from inability to capture prey and to blood loss from foot lesions.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Fatal pox infection in a rough-legged hawk
Series title Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume 11
Issue 2
Year Published 1975
Language English
Contributing office(s) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Description 5 p.
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Journal of Wildlife Diseases
First page 224
Last page 228
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