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Cryptococcosis outbreak in psittacine birds in Brazil [PDF]
An outbreak of cryptococcosis occurred in a breeding aviary in São Paulo, Brazil. Seven psittacine birds (of species Charmosyna papou, Lorius lory, Trichoglossus goldiei, Psittacula krameri and Psittacus erithacus) died of disseminated cryptococcosis.
Raso, T. F. +3 more
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Companion psittacine birds as reservoir of gentamicin and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus spp. [PDF]
: Enterococcus are recognized worldwide as significant nosocomial agents that have been continuously envolving to adapt to different niches and acquire resistance to several antibiotic classes. Vancomycin and gentamicin-resistant strains of E.
Bruna G. Cabral +8 more
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The presence and zoonotic transfer of four different avian Chlamydia spp. was assessed in an epidemiological study in a psittacine bird population and its owners.
Anne De Meyst +7 more
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Avian Bornaviruses in Psittacine Birds from Europe and Australia with Proventricular Dilatation Disease [PDF]
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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A Chlamydia psittaci Outbreak in Psittacine Birds in Sardinia, Italy. [PDF]
Chlamydia psittaci is an intracellular bacterium belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family. It is the ethiologic agent of psittacosis, an occupational zoonotic disease that mainly concerns people who work in close contact with birds that represent the main ...
Muroni G +7 more
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Proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) is caused by avian bornavirus (ABV) has been identified in psittacine, non-psittacine birds and waterfowl. Birds may show signs of gastrointestinal tract deficit or neurological dysfunction or even both.
Lutpi Syamsiah Mohd +3 more
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Development and use of a triplex real-time PCR assay for detection of three DNA viruses in psittacine birds. [PDF]
Aves polyomavirus 1, psittacine beak and feather disease virus, and psittacid herpesvirus 1 are important pathogens of psittacine birds with the potential to cause substantial morbidity and mortality.
Gibson DJ +6 more
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Psittacine birds are commonly kept as companion birds and the maintenance of these birds in captivity may represent a zoonotic risk and contribute to the propagation of multidrug-resistant and β-lactamase extended-spectrum (ESBLs)-producing pathogens ...
Yamê Miniero Davies +8 more
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Herpesvirus infections in psittacine birds in Japan [PDF]
Herpesvirus infection was diagnosed histologically and electron microscopically in 21 out of 241 pet birds examined. The infected birds included 14 parakeets (Psittacula krameri manillensis) with respiratory infection and three parrots (Ama-zona aestiva aestiva), two cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) and two rosellas (Platycercus emimius) with Pacheco'
S S, Tsai +3 more
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Psittaciform orthobornaviruses are currently considered to be a major threat to the psittacine bird population worldwide. Parrot bornavirus (PaBV) was identified recently in Brazil and, since then, few studies have been conducted to understand the ...
Aila Solimar Gonçalves Silva +4 more
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