title: Some unusual diseases in the birds of Victoria, Australia.
abstract: The following unusual diseases were diagnosed in birds submitted to the Veterinary Research Institute, Victoria, between 1978 and 1987: the viral diseases beak and feather disease of psittacines, infectious laryngotracheitis in peafowls, a papovavirus-like inclusion body disease in psittacines, and pox; chlamydiosis; the bacterial diseases actinomycosis, listeriosis and mycobacteriosis; the fungal diseases favus, yeast infections and systemic zygomycosis; the protozoan diseases cryptosporidiosis, hexamitiasis, suspected leucocytozoonosis, sarcosporidiosis, toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis and an unidentified protozoan-like organism which caused pneumonia in ducks; a variety of parasites; the metabolic disorders curled-toe paralysis in pheasant poults, encephalomalacia and parenchymatous goitre; toxicity due to dimetridazole and the ingestion of the leaves of the tobacco tree; and other non-infectious conditions including asphyxiation, burns, cataracts, cerebellar degeneration and atrophy, cystic right oviducts and exertional rhabdomyolysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural and Rural Affairs, Veterinary Research Institute, Attwood, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Reece
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Barr
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001717:Birds; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary