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Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease in Three Captive Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos (<i>Cacatua galerita</i>) in Thailand

2002; Japanese Society of Veterinary Science; Volume: 64; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1292/jvms.64.527

ISSN

1347-7439

Autores

Wijit KIATIPATTANASAKUL-BANLUNARA, Rachod TANTILEARTCHAROEN, Keiichi Katayama, Kazuhiko Suzuki, Thawat LEKDUMROGSAK, Hiroyuki Nakayama, Kunio Doi,

Tópico(s)

Virology and Viral Diseases

Resumo

Three sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) were diagnosed as psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD). Histopathology of the feather pulp and follicles showed intracytoplasmic botryoid clusters or granular inclusion bodies in epithelial cells and macrophages. Electron microscopy revealed multiple cytoplasmic clusters of electron dense viral particles corresponding to the inclusions. PBFD virus (circovirus) DNA-specific product was detected from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded feathers by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.

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