A Review of DNA Viral Infections in Psittacine Birds

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 72; no. 9; pp. 1099 - 1106
• Main Authors: KATOH, Hiroshi, OGAWA, Hirohito, OHYA, Kenji, FUKUSHI, Hideto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2010; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Adenoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Adenoviridae Infections - veterinary; Adenovirus; Animals; Aves; Avian polyomavirus; Beak - virology; Bird Diseases - epidemiology; Bird Diseases - virology; Circoviridae; Circoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Circoviridae Infections - veterinary; DNA virus; DNA Viruses - pathogenicity; DNA, Viral; Feathers - virology; Herpesviridae Infections - epidemiology; Herpesviridae Infections - veterinary; Herpesvirus; Papillomavirus; Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Papillomavirus Infections - veterinary; Polyomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Polyomavirus Infections - veterinary; Poxviridae Infections - epidemiology; Poxviridae Infections - veterinary; Psittaciformes - virology; psittacine bird; review; Virus Diseases - epidemiology; Virus Diseases - veterinary

To date, several DNA viral infections have been reported in psittacine birds. Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is characterized by symmetric feather dystrophy and loss and development of beak deformities. PBFD is caused by beak and feather virus, which belongs to the Circoviridae, and is t...