MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks have responded to multiple outbreaks of pigeon paramyxovirus (PPMV) in Missoula and Ravalli counties over the last few months. The disease has only ...

Alarm bells were sounding in the United Kingdom in October. Nope, it wasn’t another economic crisis, but a bout of the so-called “zombie pigeon” disease.# Pigeons were making odd movements and ...

As reports of mourning and Eurasian collared dove die offs in the Kuna area filter in to Fish and Game offices, forensic testing on several dead birds from the area has pinpointed the cause of death ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The virulence of pigeon paramyxovirus type 1 (PPMV-1) for different species of birds was investigated in two independent sets of experiments ...

A pigeon virus found only in Victoria has turned up in a flock in Western Sydney. It's thought the pigeon paramyxovirus was probably transmitted from a pigeon in Victoria. The flock in Sydney is now ...

In January and February, deaths have been recorded in more than 20 racing-pigeon lofts in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with owners reporting mortality rates of about 40 per cent, says bird vet Dr ...

Monitoring programs for highly dangerous avian diseases in the Russian Federation from 2001 to 2009 detected 77 samples that were PCR positive for avian paramyxovirus serotype-1 (APMV-1) from sick or ...

A mystery disease is killing thousands of pigeons in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and there are fears it could spread to other birds. In January and February, deaths have been recorded in more than 20 ...

A MYSTERIOUS disease is infecting British birds and turning them into slow moving ‘zombies’ with deformed necks. The highly infectious virus has already spread rapidly in Jersey pigeons and is feared ...

As reports of mourning and Eurasian collared dove die offs in the Kuna area filter in to Fish and Game offices, forensic testing on several dead birds from the area has pinpointed the cause of death ...