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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).
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Alexander, D.J. (1986). Avian Paramyxovirus Type 1 Infections in Pigeons - Spread to Domestic Poultry in Great Britain in 1984. In: McFerran, J.B., McNulty, M.S. (eds) Acute Virus Infections of Poultry. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4287-5_9
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