AUTHOR=Suárez-Santana Cristian M. , Sierra Eva , Marrero-Ponce Lucía , Colom-Rivero Ana , Navarro-Sarmiento Jose , Segura-Göthlin Simone , Castro-Alonso Ayoze , Quesada-Canales Óscar 

TITLE=Infection due to Buteo buteo herpesvirus in a common buzzard (Buteo buteo insularum)

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Veterinary Science

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/veterinary-science/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1152920

DOI=10.3389/fvets.2023.1152920

ISSN=2297-1769

ABSTRACT=<p>This study aimed to document the pathological findings observed in a common buzzard (<italic>Buteo buteo insularum</italic>) from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean), naturally infected with Buteo buteo herpesvirus (HV). Local authorities found the common buzzard alive, but it died after 10 days of specialized veterinary care. Postmortem investigation, including complete gross and histologic examination, immunohistochemistry, microbiology, and PCR, was performed. The animal presented necrotizing heterophilic and histiocytic bilateral conjunctivitis, stomatitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, and sinusitis with secondary bacterial and fungal infections. Frequent eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies were observed in the oral mucosa and esophagus epithelium. HV proteins and DNA were detected in tissues from this animal. The sequences obtained from the PCR product were identical to the reported sequences of Buteo buteo HV.</p>