New reports of helminthes in captive exotic psittacine birds in Chile [PDF]
In spite of its importance, the helminthic fauna from psittacine birds has been poorly investigated in Chile. The occurrence of Tetrameres sp. is reported in Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, a Schistorophus sp. in Platycercus flaveolus, and Dispharynx nasuta
Fredes Martínez, Fernando +5 more
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Novel Borna Virus in Psittacine Birds with Proventricular Dilatation Disease
Pyrosequencing of cDNA from brains of parrots with proventricular dilatation disease (PDD), an unexplained fatal inflammatory central, autonomic, and peripheral nervous system disease, showed 2 strains of a novel Borna virus.
Kirsi S. Honkavuori +11 more
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Detailed monitoring of a small but recovering population reveals sublethal effects of disease and unexpected interactions with supplemental feeding [PDF]
Infectious diseases are widely recognized to have substantial impact on wildlife populations. These impacts are sometimes exacerbated in small endangered populations, and therefore, the success of conservation reintroductions to aid the recovery of such ...
Richards, Heather +17 more
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Xanthogranulomatosis is a common dermatological disease in birds. This form of inflammation, possibly associated with lipometabolic disorders, can also be seen in visceral organs, which as yet has only rarely been described in avian medicine. In general,
Kristin Heenemann +9 more
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Two outbreaks (A and B) of bovine enzootic hematuria in Bahia in the period 2012-2013 were described. In the outbreak A, a cow was necropsied and 27 cattle were slaughtered in a slaughterhouse, and the second outbreak two cattle were necropsied.
Jeann Leal de Araujo +5 more
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Diagnosis of Polyomavirus-Induced Hepatic Necrosis in Psittacine Birds Using DNA Probes
Liver sections from 32 psittacine birds with multifocal to coalescing hepatocellular necrosis were examined to determine the cause of disease. Avian polyomavirus (APV) infection (19 of 32 birds), bacterial hepatitis (5 of 32 birds), and chlamydiosis (3 ...
Kenneth S. Latimer +4 more
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Detection of yeasts in cloacae of two species of native psittacine birds in a Chilean rehabilitation center [PDF]
The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of Candida and Cryptococcus in Chilean psittacine birds. Twenty eight cloacae swab samples were collected from 131 captive psittacine birds kept in a rehabilitation wildlife center in Chile.
González, J. +2 more
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First molecular detection of avian polyomavirus from captive psittacine birds in Bangladesh, together with confirmation of beak and feather disease virus co-infection. [PDF]
Nath C, Hossain MS, Ahaduzzaman M.
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RESUMO As doenças infecciosas são reconhecidamente causadoras de declínios populacionais de animais silvestres e algumas delas podem representar ameaça à saúde pública. O presente estudo objetivou investigar a ocorrência de Salmonella spp.
L. Murer +3 more
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Clinical, imaging, and pathologic features in cases of neurologic disease in 3 psittacine birds. [PDF]
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