Research accident in the 1930’s has spread a retrovirus from a pheasant in the Bronx Zoo into domestic poultry, wild birds, and human poultry workers

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Research accident in the 1930’s has spread a retrovirus from a pheasant in the Bronx Zoo into domestic poultry, wild birds, and human poultry workers

May 26, 2020, 02:21 AM

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130827204335.htm

The Extraordinary Evolutionary History of the Reticuloendotheliosis Viruses

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001642

Reticuloendotheliosis viruses are mammalian retroviruses that were transmitted to avian hosts through inadvertent human intervention, and subsequently integrated their genetic material into the genomes of large DNA viruses, generating novel recombinant pathogens that now circulate naturally in poultry and wild birds.

Reticuloendotheliosis in Poultry - Poultry - MSD Veterinary Manual

https://www.msdvetmanual.com/poultry/neoplasms/reticuloendotheliosis-in-poultry

Learn about the veterinary topic of Reticuloendotheliosis in Poultry. Find specific details on this topic and related topics from the MSD Vet Manual.

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