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A Papova-Like Virus Infection of Splendid Parakeets (Neophema splendida)

1987; American Association of Avian Pathologists; Volume: 31; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/1590761

1938-4351

D. A. Pass, S Prus, C. Riddell,

Bird parasitology and diseases

The lesions associated with a papova-like virus infection in two splendid parakeets (Neophema splendida) are described. The most obvious microscopic lesion in both birds was enlargement of renal medullary collecting-duct epithelial cells. The nuclei of these cells were also enlarged, pleomorphic, and often bizarre, and intranuclear and intracytoplasmic virus-like particles (48 nm in diameter) were demonstrated within them. One bird also had a hepatopathy characterized by hepatocyte enlargement and nuclear pleomorphism.