The first confirmed cases of pigeon rotavirus A (RVA) infection in domestic pigeons (Columba livia) in Poland

Abstract

Although the presence of rotaviruses in pigeon samples has been reported since the 1980s, its importance as an aetiological agent of the “classical” young pigeon disease (YPD) was not proven until 2020, when the Henle–Koch postulates were confirmed for pigeon-type rotavirus A (RVA) genotype G18P(17).

Keywords

• pigeon-type rotavirus a (rva)
• racing pigeon
• young pigeon disease
• pigeon viral diseases