Epidemiology and genetic analysis of lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV) of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in New York

Abstract

Lymphoproliferative Disease Virus (LPDV) is a retrovirus that infects wild and domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). The first cases of LPDV in the United States were diagnosed in 2009 and subsequent surveillance has... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Katrina Alger (State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry)
  2. Elizabeth Bunting (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine)
  3. Krysten Schuler (Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine)
  4. Christopher Whipps (State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry)

Topic Areas

Topics: Infectious Disease , Topics: Emerging Diseases , Topics: Birds

Session

THU-BC1 » Contributed Papers: Avian Conservation (08:00 - Thursday, 4th August, Acropolis)