title: Psittacid herpesvirus 3 infection in the eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) in Australia.
abstract: Psittacid herpesvirus 3 (PsHV-3) has recently been implicated as the cause of a severe respiratory disease in Bourke's parrots (Neopsephotus bourkii) in the United States. In this report, the clinical manifestations and gross and microscopic lesions of PsHV-3 infection in 2 eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus) in Australia are described. The presence of a PsHV-3 infection was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of PsHV-3 DNA using degenerate and PsHV-3 primers. Electron microscopy of infected cells demonstrated the assembly of herpesvirus virions as well as intranuclear tubular structures. The detection of PsHV-3 in Australia in 2 eclectus parrots broadens the list of known affected species and confirms the presence of this virus in Australia.
authors.affiliation: State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, EMAI, PMB 8, Camden, Sydney, 2570, Australia. Email: les.gabor@novartis.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gabor
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Gabor
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peacock
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosenwax
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Phalen
mesh_terms: D061354:Acinar Cells / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D010311:Parrots / Q000821:virology*; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers
keywords: Eclectus roratus; eclectus parrot; psittacid herpesvirus 3; respiratory disease