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Seroprevalence of psittacine beak and feather disease in wild psittacine birds in New South Wales

1993; Wiley; Volume: 70; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1751-0813.1993.tb06105.x

1751-0813

Shane Raidal, C McElnea, GM CROSS,

Microbial infections and disease research

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.