Canarypox

A disease caused by a poxvirus in the genus Avipoxvirus; it spreads slowly amongst canaries, finches and some other passerines. Characteristic pox lesions occur on eyelids, skin of the head, beak commissures and sometimes on the oral and pharyngeal mucosae. There is blepharitis and pruritus of the eyelids. Morbidity and mortality are very high.

Canarypox virus
Virus classification
Group:	Group I (dsDNA)
Family:	Poxviridae
Subfamily:	Chordopoxvirinae
Genus:	Avipoxvirus
Species:	Canarypox virus

Canarypox virus (CNPV) is an avipoxvirus and etiologic agent of canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds that can cause significant losses. Canarypox can enter human cells, but it cannot survive and multiply in human cells. There is a live viral vaccine available (ATCvet code: QI01KD01).

References

• Tulman ER, Afonso CL, Lu Z, Zsak L, Kutish GF, Rock DL (January 2004). "The genome of canarypox virus". Journal of virology 78 (1): 353–66. doi:10.1128/JVI.78.1.353-366.2004. PMID 14671117. PMC 303417. http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=14671117. 

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