title: Survey of captive parrot populations around Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia, for psittacine beak and feather disease virus, avian polyomavirus and psittacine adenovirus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the prevalence of psittacine beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), avian polyomavirus (APV) and psittacine adenovirus (PsAdV) in captive psittacine birds around Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples of fresh droppings were collected from 118 psittacine birds (109 clinically normal and 9 with feather abnormalities) from 11 avaries in different locations and were used for detection of BFDV, APV and PsAdV using PCR.
  
  
  RESULTS
  BFDV, APV and PsAdV were detected in 31%, 13% and 4%, respectively, of the specimens tested. One budgerigar was found to be co-infected with BFDV and PsAdV. At least one sample tested positive for BFDV at each location.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report of the prevalence of BFDV, APV and PsAdV in Victoria and provides a foundation for future studies examining the influence of these viruses on the health of aviary birds in Victoria.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. courtney.hulbert@unimelb.edu.au.|Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia. courtney.hulbert@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hulbert
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chamings
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hewson
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Steer
authors.affiliation: Greencross Springvale Animal Hospital, Springvale South, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gosbell
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Noormohammadi
mesh_terms: D000257:Adenoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D000259:Aviadenovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D018173:Circoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D017925:Circovirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010311:Parrots; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D011120:Polyomavirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D027601:Polyomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral
keywords: avian polyomavirus; psittacine adenovirus; psittacine beak and feather disease; psittacine circovirus