Isolation of Pacheco's disease herpesvirus in Texas.
Pacheco's disease herpesvirus was determined to be the agent responsible for the death of about 200 psittacine birds comprising five species. Clinical signs, necropsy lesions, and virus isolation and identification methods are described.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010240:Parakeets / Q000382:microbiology; D010311:Parrots / Q000382:microbiology; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000382:microbiology*; D013781:Texas