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Avian pox in ostriches
D M Allwright1, W P Burger, A Geyer
1Regional Veterinary Laboratory, 7599 Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association
|March 1, 1994
Abstract:
Nodular cutaneous and diphtheric oral lesions, resembling avian pox were observed in 2 flocks of young ostrich chicks. Typical eosinophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies were seen in histological sections and a pox virus was isolated from the lesions. A commercial fowl pox vaccine was used to protect young ostriches in the field.