Avian Paramyxovirus Type 1 Infections in Pigeons - Spread to Domestic Poultry in Great Britain in 1984

Abstract

Although pigeons (Columba livia) and other members of the dove family, Columbidae, have long been known to be susceptible to infection with avian paramyxovirus type 1 (PMV-1) viruses, reports of natural infections have been rare and usually occurred when Newcastle disease has been prevalent in domestic poultry (reviewed by Lancaster and Alexander, 1975).