Use of Avian Bornavirus Isolates to Induce Proventricular Dilatation Disease in Conures

Use of Avian Bornavirus Isolates to Induce Proventricular Dilatation Disease in Conures

Avian bornavirus (ABV) is a newly discovered member of the family Bornaviridae that has been associated with the development of a lethal neurologic syndrome in birds, termed proventricular dilatation disease (PDD). We successfully isolated and characterized ABV from the brains of 8 birds with confir...

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Main Authors: Patricia Gray, Sharman Hoppes, Paulette Suchodolski, Negin Mirhosseini, Susan Payne, Itamar Villanueva, H.L Shivaprasad, Kirsi S. Honkavuori, Thomas Briese, Sanjay M. Reddy, Ian Tizard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Avian bornavirus
viral encephalitis
proventriculus
parrots
viruses
research
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/09-1257_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/3/09-1257_article

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