TY - JOUR
T1 - Detection of Avian bornavirus 5 RNA in Eclectus roratus with feather picking disorder
AU - Horie, Masayuki
AU - Ueda, Kengo
AU - Ueda, Akiko
AU - Honda, Tomoyuki
AU - Tomonaga, Keizo
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Avian bornavirus (ABV) was discovered recently in parrots with proventricular dilatation disease (PDD), a fatal neurological disease. Although ABV has been shown to be a causative agent of PDD, its virological characteristics are largely unknown. Here we report the detection of ABV genotype 5 RNA in an Eclectus roratus with feather picking disorder (FPD). Interestingly, although the bird was persistently infected with ABV5 for at least 8 months, it had no clinical signs of PDD. Although it remains unclear whether ABV5 is associated with FPD, these findings raise the importance of epidemiological studies of birds with diseases other than PDD.
AB - Avian bornavirus (ABV) was discovered recently in parrots with proventricular dilatation disease (PDD), a fatal neurological disease. Although ABV has been shown to be a causative agent of PDD, its virological characteristics are largely unknown. Here we report the detection of ABV genotype 5 RNA in an Eclectus roratus with feather picking disorder (FPD). Interestingly, although the bird was persistently infected with ABV5 for at least 8 months, it had no clinical signs of PDD. Although it remains unclear whether ABV5 is associated with FPD, these findings raise the importance of epidemiological studies of birds with diseases other than PDD.
KW - Avian bornavirus
KW - Feather picking disorder
KW - Persistent infection
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00436.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2012.00436.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22309239
AN - SCOPUS:84860369513
SN - 0385-5600
VL - 56
SP - 346
EP - 349
JO - MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY
JF - MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY
IS - 5
ER -