Avian Bornavirus in Free-Ranging Psittacine Birds, Brazil

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. We investigated 86 free-ranging psittacine birds in Brazil and found evidence for natural, long-term...

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Autores principales: Encinas-Nagel, Nuri, Enderlein, Dirk, Piepenbring, Anne, Herden, Christiane, Heffels-Redmann, Ursula, Felippe, Paulo A.N., Arns, Clarice, Hafez, Hafez M., Lierz, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25417715
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2012.140920
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Sumario: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. We investigated 86 free-ranging psittacine birds in Brazil and found evidence for natural, long-term ABV infection.

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