Necrotizing Ventriculitis in Fledgling Chimney Swifts ( Chaetura Pelagica) Associated With a Novel Adenovirus, Chimney Swift Adenovirus-1 (CsAdV-1)

• Published in: Veterinary Pathology
• Main Authors: Needle, David B., Wise, Annabel G., Gregory, Christopher R., Maes, Roger K., Sidor, Inga F., Ritchie, Branson W., Agnew, Dalen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2019
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0300985819861717; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0300985819861717; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0300985819861717

Five chimney swift fledglings died following a progressive loss of appetite and condition while being cared for by an experienced wildlife rehabilitator. All animals had severe necrotizing and heterophilic ventriculitis, with myriad epithelial cells characterized by karyomegaly with intranuclear inc...