@article{8541762,
  abstract     = {{Oropharyngeal swab samples were collected from 438 live racing pigeons (Columba livia), with and without signs of respiratory disease, that were housed in 220 lofts in 3 provinces in the western part of the Netherlands. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to identify Mycoplasma species and pigeon herpesvirus-1 (PHV-1) from the samples. In 8.6% of the pigeon lofts tested, signs of respiratory disease were present in pigeons at sampling, and in 30.9% of the sampled pigeon lofts, respiratory signs were observed in pigeons during the 6-month period immediately before sampling. A total of 39.8% of tested pigeons (54.5% of tested lofts) were positive for Mycoplasma species, and 30.6% of tested pigeons (48.6% of tested lofts) were positive for PHV-1. In 15.8% of the tested pigeons (26.8% of tested pigeon lofts), coinfection by Mycoplasma species and PHV-1 was identified. The number of pigeon lofts having pigeons coinfected by Mycoplasma species and PHV-1 was higher than that where only one of the infections was identified. Neither the presence of Mycoplasma species, PHV-1, nor the co-occurrence of both infections was significantly associated with signs of respiratory disease.}},
  author       = {{Hellebuyck, Tom and Göbel, Stephan and Pasmans, Frank and Adriaensen, Connie and Martel, An}},
  issn         = {{1082-6742}},
  journal      = {{JOURNAL OF AVIAN MEDICINE AND SURGERY}},
  keywords     = {{Mycoplasma,pigeon herpesvirus-1,the Netherlands,respiratory disease,avian,pigeon,Columba livia,POLYMERASE-CHAIN-REACTION,RESPIRATORY-DISEASE,HOMING PIGEONS}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{351--355}},
  title        = {{Co-occurrence of Mycoplasma species and pigeon herpesvirus-1 infection in racing pigeons (Columba livia)}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1647/2016-243}},
  volume       = {{31}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}

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