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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (同)contagion, transmission

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Characterization of a novel circo-like virus in Aedes vexans mosquitoes from Germany: evidence for a new genus within the family Circoviridae.

Garigliany MM1, Börstler J2, Jöst H3, Badusche M2, Desmecht D4, Schmidt-Chanasit J3, Cadar D5.
The Journal of general virology.J Gen Virol.2015 Apr;96(Pt 4):915-20. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.000036. Epub 2014 Dec 22.
Over recent decades, metagenomic studies have expanded the number of newly described, often unclassified, viruses within the family Circoviridae. Using broad-spectrum circovirus and cyclovirus PCRs, we characterized a novel circo-like virus in Aedes vexans mosquitoes from Germany whose main putative
PMID 25535324

Epidemiology and genetic characteristics of pigeon circovirus (PiCV) in eastern China.

Zhang Z1, Dai W, Wang S, Dai D.
Archives of virology.Arch Virol.2015 Jan;160(1):199-206. doi: 10.1007/s00705-014-2255-4. Epub 2014 Oct 28.
Pigeon circovirus (PiCV) is one of four viruses in the family Circoviridae that affect young pigeons around the world. We collected 158 serum or tissue samples from six poultry farms in eastern China to investigate the prevalence and genetic characteristics of PiCV in Chinese pigeons. We tested for
PMID 25348272

Beak and feather disease viruses circulating in Cape parrots (Poicepahlus robustus) in South Africa.

Regnard GL1, Boyes RS, Martin RO, Hitzeroth II, Rybicki EP.
Archives of virology.Arch Virol.2015 Jan;160(1):47-54. doi: 10.1007/s00705-014-2226-9. Epub 2014 Sep 11.
Captive and wild psittacines are vulnerable to the highly contagious psittacine beak and feather disease. The causative agent, beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), was recently detected in the largest remaining population of endangered Cape parrots (Poicepahlus robustus), which are endemic to Sout
PMID 25209153

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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 72(9), 1099-1106, 2010
… PBFD is caused by beak and feather virus, which belongs to the Circoviridae, and is the most important infection in psittacine birds worldwide. … Avian polyomavirus infection causes acute death, abdominal distention, and feather abnormalities. …
NAID 130000264240