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24 May 2019 Prevalence of Aves Polyomavirus 1 and Beak and Feather Disease Virus From Exotic Captive Psittacine Birds in Chile
Gisela González-Hein, Isabel Aguirre Gil, Rodolfo Sanchez, Bernardo Huaracan
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Abstract

Avian polyomavirus disease and psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) are both contagious viral diseases in psittacine birds with similar clinical manifestations and characterized by abnormal feathers. To determine the prevalence of Aves polyomavirus 1 (APyV) and beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in captive, exotic psittacine birds in Chile, feathers from 250 psittacine birds, representing 17 genera, were collected and stored during the period 2013–2016. Polymerase chain reaction testing was used to detect APyV and BFDV were detected in feather bulb samples. The results indicated that 1.6% (4/250) of the samples were positive for APyV, 23.2% (58/250) were positive to BFDV, and 0.8% (2/250) were positive to both APyV and BFDV. This is the first report, to our knowledge, of APyV and BFDV prevalence in captive, exotic psittacine birds in South America. Analysis of 2 Chilean partial sequences of the gene encoding agnoprotein 1a (APyV) and the replication-associated protein (BFDV) extends the knowledge of genomic variability for both APyV and BFDV isolates and their spectrum of hosts. No geographical marker was detected for the local isolates.

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Gisela González-Hein, Isabel Aguirre Gil, Rodolfo Sanchez, and Bernardo Huaracan "Prevalence of Aves Polyomavirus 1 and Beak and Feather Disease Virus From Exotic Captive Psittacine Birds in Chile," Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 33(2), 141-149, (24 May 2019). https://doi.org/10.1647/2018-349
Published: 24 May 2019
KEYWORDS
Avian
beak and feather disease virus
polymerase chain reaction
polyomavirus 1
Psittaciformes
psittacine birds
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