Psittacine beak and feather disease in Iran, molecular and histopathologic detection
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research. 2008; 63 (2): 31-35
in English
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ABSTRACT
Psittacine beak and feather disease [PBFD] is a major viral disease in wild and captive psittaciformes all around the world. The disease was suspected in a 7 years old lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos [Cacatua sulphured] with a minor feather loss at the back of neck and head. The bird was comprehensively examined by macroscopic pathology, histopathology and polymerase chain reaction [PCR]. Marked intracellular edema of the keratinocytes and necrosis were evident in histopathological observation of dystrophic feather follicles. Numerous macrophages with cytoplasmic inclusions [botryoid] and Prevasculitis were also present in the dermis. Histopathologically, the feather lesions and inclusions were typical of PBFD. The presence of psittacine beak and feather disease virus [BFDV] DNA was confirmed by PCR. This is the first documented report of the occurrence of the PBFD in Iran
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Psittaciformes
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Beak
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Bird Diseases
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Circovirus
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Caliciviridae Infections
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran. J. Vet. Res.
Year:
2008
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