Abstract
Avian poxviruses are members of the genus Avipoxvirus (AVP), within the Poxviridae family, with around 10 species currently described. Infections caused by these viruses have been already identified in more than 200 species of domestic and wild birds. AVPs cause avian pox, a nodular proliferative disease that presents two main clinical manifestations, cutaneous and diphtheritic, with high…