Research note: Isolation of a herpesvirus from a bald eagle nestling
Cloacal swabs collected from wild bald eagle nestlings ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) were tested for viruses. A virus isolated from one of these samples had a lipid coat and contained DNA. Electron microscopy confirmed that it was a herpesvirus. This appears to be the first report of a herpesvirus isolation from a wild bald eagle.
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