Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Novel borna virus in psittacine birds with proventricular dilatation disease.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2008
- Authors:
- Honkavuori, Kirsi S et al.
- Affiliation:
- Columbia University · United States
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
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. Real-time PCR confirmed virus presence in brain, proventriculus, and adrenal gland of 3 birds with PDD but not in 4 unaffected birds.
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