Seroprevalence of psittacine beak and feather disease in wild psittacine birds in New South Wales.
A haemagglutination inhibition assay was used to detect antibody to psittacine beak and feather disease virus in sera from wild sulphur crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita), galahs (Eolophus roseicapillus), short-billed corellas (Cacatua sanguinea), eastern long-billed corellas (Cacatua tenuirostris) and other psittacine birds in New South Wales. The seroprevalence of psittacine beak and feather disease ranged from 41% to 94% in different flocks, indicating infection with the virus is widespread in wild populations.
Department of Animal Health, University of Sydney, Camden, New South Wales.
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001502:Beak / Q000473:pathology; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000276:immunology*; D005241:Feathers / Q000473:pathology; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011563:Psittaciformes; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral