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From the cage to the wild: introductions of Psittaciformes to Puerto Rico [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Introduced psittacine birds can become highly invasive. In this study, we assessed invasions of Psittaciformes in Puerto Rico. We reviewed the literature, public databases, citizen science records, and performed in situ population surveys across the ...
Wilfredo Falcón, Raymond L. Tremblay
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Feather picking in pet parrots: sensitive species, risk factor and ethological evidence
Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2016 The goals of this study were to estimate the prevalence of feather picking (FP) in Italian pet parrots and evaluate the risk factors and possible ethological correlation.
Pierluca Costa +10 more
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Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira: The role of Escherichia coli in healthy microbiota of psittacine is controversial, and the presence of Salmonella sp. indicates possible disease. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the presence of E. coli and Salmonella spp.
Raul A.S. Siqueira +7 more
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Detection of beak and feather disease virus DNA in embryonated eggs of psittacine birds
Veterinární Medicína, 2008 Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is a common viral disease of psittacine birds. The causative agent, beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is a small circular single-stranded DNA virus belonging to the genus Circovirus.
M. Rahaus +5 more
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Case Study: Feather Follicle Cyst in a Blue-and-Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Journal of Basic Medical VeterinaryFeather follicle cysts are integumentary disorders commonly observed in psittacine birds and are frequently associated with repetitive mechanical trauma or abnormal feather growth.
Rafif Galih Satria +2 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 To determine whether avian bornaviruses (ABVs) were a factor in proventricular dilatation disease (PDD), we used immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription–PCR, and nucleotide sequence analysis to examine paraffin wax–embedded or frozen tissue samples ...
Herbert Weissenböck +10 more
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Zoonotic atypical pneumonia due to Chlamydophila psittaci: First reported psittacosis case in Taiwan
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2013 Human psittacosis caused by Chlamydophila psittaci is one of the most common zoonotic atypical pneumonias featuring pulmonary as well as extrapulmonary infections. Most of the cases involve avian contact history especially with psittacine birds.
Yu-Jen Cheng +5 more
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Contamination by Aspergillus flavus and A. fumigatus in sunflower seeds used in psittacine bird food [PDF]
Biotemas, 2010 Widely distributed in food for psittacine birds due its low price, high palatability, and cultural reasons, the Helianthus annuus, called sunflower, is proving important in clinical influenza as a result of excess calories and high incidence of ...
Alexsandro Machado Conceição +2 more
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Gestational Psittacosis in a Montana Sheep Rancher
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1997 In humans, psittacosis is primarily a flulike illness following exposure to psittacine birds. In rare cases, pregnant women exposed to Chlamydia psittaci can contract gestational psittacosis: atypical pneumonia, sepsis, and placental insufficiency ...
Daniel M. Jorgensen
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Avian Bornavirus in Free-Ranging Psittacine Birds, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2014 Avian bornavirus (ABV) has been identified as the cause of proventricular dilatation disease in birds, but the virus is also found in healthy birds. Most studies of ABV have focused on captive birds.
Nuri Encinas-Nagel +8 more
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