{{Short description|Viral bird disease}} '''Puffinosis''' is a virus disease of Manx shearwaters. Young birds get blisters on their feet, conjunctivitis and problems with movement. The death rate can reach 70% in infected birds. The infection is most common near walls and similar structures where the virus can be transmitted between feet.<ref name= BB1965>{{cite journal | last1 = Harris | first1 = M P |year =1965 | title = Puffinosis among Manx Shearwaters on Skokholm | journal =British Birds | volume =58 | issue =10 | pages= 426–434 | url =http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/article_files/V58/V58_N10/V58_N10_P426_434_A080.pdf }}</ref> The disease can also occur in several species of gull and in the northern fulmar.<ref name= BB1967>{{cite journal | last1 = Macdonald | first1 =J W| last4 = Carins| first4 =M | last5=Dennis|first5=R H| last2 = McMartin | first2 =D A| last3 = Walker | first3 =K G|title = Puffinosis in Fulmars in Orkney and Shetland|year=1967 | volume = 60|issue =9 |journal = British Birds| pages = 356–360| url =http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/article_files/V58/V58_N10/V58_N10_P426_434_A080.pdf }}</ref>
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Category:Bird diseases