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Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in Captive Psittacines from Costa Rica

Veterinary Medicine International, 2013
Oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs from 117 captive psittacine birds presented at veterinary clinics (88) and from shelters/rescue centers of wildlife (29) were collected to determine the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive birds in Costa Rica.
Jessica Sheleby-Elías, Ántony Solórzano-Morales, Juan José Romero-Zuñiga, Gaby Dolz   +3 more
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Cryptococcosis outbreak in psittacine birds in Brazil [PDF]

Medical Mycology, 2004
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., Werther, Karin, Miranda, E. T., Mendes-Giannini, Maria José Soares   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Surveillance of Parrot Bornavirus in Taiwan Captive Psittaciformes

Viruses
Parrot bornavirus (PaBV) is an infectious disease linked with proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) with severe digestive and neurological symptoms affecting psittacine birds. Despite its detection in 2008, PaBV prevalence in Taiwan remains unexplored.
Brian Harvey Avanceña Villanueva, Jin-Yang Chen, Pei-Ju Lin, Hoang Minh, Van Phan Le, Yu-Chang Tyan, Jen-Pin Chuang, Kuo-Pin Chuang   +7 more
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Chlamydia psittaci infection in canaries heavily infested by Dermanyssus gallinae [PDF]

, 2011
Dermanyssus gallinae is a haematophagous ectoparasite responsible for anemia, weight loss, dermatitis and a decrease in egg production. Dermanyssus gallinae may play a role in the modulation of the host immune system, maybe predisposing the host to some ...
Cafiero, Maria Assunta, Camarda, Antonio, Circella, Elena, Pugliese, Nicola, Sparagano, Olivier, Todisco, Gianluca   +5 more
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Psittacine beak and feather disease virus in budgerigars and ring-neck parakeets in South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2004
Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is a common disease of the psittacine species and is caused by the psittacine beak and feather disease virus (PBFDV).
J. Albertyn, K.M. Tajbhai, R.R. Bragg
doaj   +1 more source

Investigation and sequence analysis of avian polyomavirus and psittacine beak and feather disease virus from companion birds in eastern Turkey

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020
Avian polyomavirus (APV) and psittacine beak and feather disease virus (PBFDV) induce contagious and persistent diseases that affect the beaks, feathers, and immune systems of companion birds.
Adiguzel Mehmet Cemal, Timurkan Mehmet Ozkan, Cengiz Seyda   +2 more
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Morpho‐functional analyses of the jaw apparatus in the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna, Psittaciformes, Aves): Adaptations to feeding behavior

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Macaws are renowned for processing dry, mechanically resistant fruits, yet the species‐level anatomical and functional correlates of this performance remain incompletely resolved. We examined the feeding apparatus of the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) using an integrated approach that combines osteology, myology, and bite‐force estimates
Sérgio R. Posso, Ana Caroline M. Barbosa, Victor R. Caciatori   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avian Bornaviruses in Psittacine Birds from Europe and Australia with Proventricular Dilatation Disease

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, Tamás Bakonyi, Karin Sekulin, Felix Ehrensperger, Robert J.T. Doneley, Ralf Dürrwald, Richard Hoop, Károly Erdélyi, János Gál, Jolanta Kolodziejek, Norbert Nowotny   +10 more
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Intratumoral chemotherapy in an integumentary squamous cell carcinoma in a cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) [PDF]

, 2018
An eight-year-old, female cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) was presented with anorexia, lethargy, a mass at the lower side of the wing and discoloration of the feathers.
Antonissen, Gunther, Croubels, Siska, Ducatelle, Richard, Garmyn, An, Hellebuyck, Tom, Martel, An, Van de Maele, Isabel, Van Hecke, Naomi   +7 more
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Mortality associated with avian reovirus infection in a free-living magpie (Pica pica) in Great Britain [PDF]

, 2015
Avian reoviruses (ARVs) cause a range of disease presentations in domestic, captive and free-living bird species. ARVs have been reported as a cause of significant disease and mortality in free-living corvid species in North America and continental ...
Cunningham, AA, Dastjerdi, A, Everest, D, Hicks, D, Horton, DL, Irvine, RM, Lawson, B, Núñez, A, Pocknell, A, Shah, S   +9 more
core   +1 more source