Avian pox At first glance, it can be tricky to differentiate avian pox from house finch eye disease. Sometimes even experts “do a double take” to tell apart similar symptoms like inflamed eyes ...

Avian pox contributed to the extinction of several bird species in Hawaii. ... showing the characteristic symptoms, on Middleton Island.

Avian pox is not the only new disease that is having an impact on garden birds. In 2005, a disease called trichomonosis, which is caused by a parasite, was discovered in finches in the UK.

Avian pox has been recorded in British bird species such as house sparrows and wood pigeons for a number of years. However, the emergence of a new strain of this viral disease in great tits is ...

A team at the Zoological Society of London, led by Dr. Becki Lawson, is tracking an increased spread of an avian pox virus that is rapidly moving through the UK and affecting the great tits.

A virus that can kill great tits was probably brought into the UK across the English Channel by biting insects, scientists believe.