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- Title
Treatment of Feral Rock Doves (Columba livia) Experimentally Infected with Paramyxovirus Type 1 Newcastle with Radical Doses of Cyanocobalamin and Adjuvant Therapy with Meloxicam and Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethroprim.
- Authors
George, Antis G.; Toda, Eiko
- Abstract
Sixteen feral rock doves were experimentally inoculated with paramyxovirus type 1 Newcastle disease (PMV-1) to assess the possible efficacy of radical doses of cyanocobalamin for the treatment of acute infection of PMV-1. These 16 feral doves were also given adjuvant treatment with meloxicam, a non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent (NSAID), and sulfamethoxazole- trimethoprim. Infected rock doves were placed into two groups, the treated experimental group (n = 8) and the untreated control group (n = 8). Untreated infected control rock doves were inefficient at suppressing the virus and remained infected until the end of the study. Treatment with cyanocobalamin in combination with meloxicam and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim appeared to eliminate symptoms of the virus, suggesting a positive and conclusive effect of our treatment protocol. We conclude that this treatment protocol may be effective in treating acute cases of PMV-1; however, these results may not be valid for chronic PMV-1 infection
- Subjects
FERAL pigeons; PARAMYXOVIRUSES; VITAMIN B12; ADJUVANT treatment of cancer; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE
- Publication
Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation, 2013, Vol 33, Issue 1, p7
- ISSN
1071-2232
- Publication type
Article