Fowlpox
Scientific name: Avipoxvirus
Common names: Fowlpox, avian pox, canarypox, juncopox, mynahpox, pigeonpox, psittacinepox, quailpox, sparrowpox, starlingpox, turkeypox viruses
Native To: Historically occured worldwide
Date of U.S. Introduction: n/a
Images: Google
Means of Introduction: n/a
Impact: Infects most types of birds
Current U.S. Distribution: Has occurred throughout the U.S.
Management Plans: Microbes
Selected Internet Resources:
Fowlpox - TEKTRAN database USDA. Agricultural Research Service. Research
Fowlpox Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database USDA. National Agricultural Library. Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)
Avian Pox (Chapter 19) - Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases (PDF | 848 KB) DOI. National Wildlife Health Center. Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Controls
Fact Sheet: Avian Pox DOI. National Wildlife Health Center. Identification/Description; Dispersion
Avian Pox - Michigan Wildlife Disease Manual Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Identification/Description; Photographs; Dispersion; Controls
Preventing Avian Pox (May 1981; PDF | 374 KB) University of California - Davis. Agricultural Sciences. Identification/Description; Photographs; Dispersion; Controls
Prevention and Control of Fowl Pox in Backyard Chicken Flocks University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Identification/Description; Controls
Poxviridae - The Big Picture Book of Viruses Tulane University. Medicine. Garry Lab. Taxonomy; Photograph (photomicrograph)
Avian Pox - Viral Diseases Mississippi State University. Cooperative Extension Service. Identification/Description; Dispersion
Poultry Diseases - Fowl Pox Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (Australia). Identification/Description; Dispersion; Controls
Avipoxvirus International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Universal Virus Database. Taxonomy
Fowl Pox - Manual for the Recognition of Exotic Diseases of Livestock Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Regional Animal Health Service. Identification/Description; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls
Avipoxvirus (micro-organism) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group. Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls
Fowl Pox - Manual of Standards for Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals World Organisation for Animal Health. Identification/Description; Distribution; Controls
Scientific name: Avipoxvirus
