Abstract
We report an outbreak of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) due to a novel genotype in the last re-maining wild population of the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster). We used PCR to detect BFDV in the blood of psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) affected wild Or-ange-bellied Parrot nestlings in Tasmania. Phyloge-netic analysis of complete BFDV genome sequence data from infected birds supported the positioning of this clade genetically close to previous outbreaks of BFDV in captive birds in Tasmania. The detection of distinct lineages of BFDV in the remnant wild pop-ulation of orange-bellied parrots, consisting of fewer than 50 birds, suggests a role for other parrot spe-cies as a reservoir for infection by spillover into this critically endangered species.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee Annual Conference 2015 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
Publisher | Association of Avian Veterinarians, Australasian Committee (AAVAC) |
Pages | 18-27 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Event | Unusual Pets and Avian Veterinarians (UPAV) Special Interest Group and the Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee (AAVAC) Combined Annual Conference 2015 - Novotel Sydney Central, Sydney, Australia Duration: 06 Sept 2015 → 11 Sept 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151009121042/http://www.ava.com.au/sites/default/files/AVA_website/pdf/2015-AAVAC-UPAV-handbook.pdf (Conference handbook) |
Conference
Conference | Unusual Pets and Avian Veterinarians (UPAV) Special Interest Group and the Association of Avian Veterinarians Australasian Committee (AAVAC) Combined Annual Conference 2015 |
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Abbreviated title | Advancing and Promoting Avian Medicine and Stewardship |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Sydney |
Period | 06/09/15 → 11/09/15 |
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