FATAL HERPESVIRUS INFECTION IN A CAPE EAGLE OWLBUBO CAPENSZSAND A SPOTTED EAGLE OWLBUBO AFRZCANUS

Summary Williams, M.C. & Nesbit, J.W. 1996. Fatal herpesvirus infection in a Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis and a Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus. Ostrich 67:50-62 Fatal, systemic herpesvirus infection was reported in a Cape Eagle Owl Bubo capensis and a Spotted Eagle Owl Bubo africanus. This is believed to be the first report of systemic herpesvirus infections in owls in South Africa. Post mortem examinations revealed multifocal necrosis in the liver and spleen. Histologically, intranuclear inclusion bodies were present, particularly in cells at the periphery of necrotic foci. Typical herpesvirus virions, demonstrable by transmission electron microscopy, were present. Viral isolations were unfortunately not undertaken.