Tag: PDD

Abstracts: Detection of Avian bornavirus 5 RNA in Eclectus roratus with feather picking disorder

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, the virological characteristics of ABV are largely unknown. Here we report the detection of ABV genotype 5 RNA in Eclectus roratus […]