Galapagos Species Database
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Avulavirus Paramyxovirus-I
Newcastle, Newcastle disease virus
Antibody positive domestic chickens (Gallus gallus) on the islands of Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal and Floreana. Additionally, antibody positive 5 Geospiza fuliginosa and 1 G. fortis.
Domain
Virus
Kingdom
Incertae sedis
Phylum
Incertae sedis
Class
Incertae sedis
Order
Mononegavirales
Family
Paramyxoviridae
Genus
Avulavirus
Species
Paramyxovirus-I
Taxon category: Accepted
- Deem, S.L. Cruz, M., Sari, E., Higashiguchi, J., and Parker, P.G. (in prep.) Disease risks associated with the reintroduction of the Floreana Mockingbird (Mimus trifasciatus) to its island of origin in the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases (in prep.).
- Gottdenker, N.L. Walsh, T., Vargas, H., Merkel, J., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., J., Miller, R.E., Dailey, M. & Parker, P. (2005) Assessing the risks of introduced chickens and their pathogens to native birds in the Galápagos Archipelago. Biological Conservation 126: 429–439.
- International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) (2010) Virus Taxonomy List: 2009 Release, online database. http://www.ictvonline.org/virusTaxonomy.asp?version=2009.
- Soos, C. Padilla, L., Iglesias, A., Gottdenker, N., Cruz Bedon, M., Rios, A. & Parker, P.G. (2008) Comparison of pathogens in broiler and backyard chickens on the Galapagos Islands: implications for transmission to wildlife. The Auk 125(2): 445-455.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Avulavirus Paramyxovirus-I", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11824. Accessed 31 October 2026.