Beak and feather disease virus in wild and captive parrots: an analysis of geographic and taxonomic distribution and methodological trends

DJ Fogell, RO Martin, JJ Groombridge - Archives of virology, 2016‏ - Springer
Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) has emerged in recent years as a major threat
to wild parrot populations and is an increasing concern to aviculturists and managers of …

Review of psittacine beak and feather disease and its effect on Australian endangered species

SR Raidal, S Sarker, A Peters - Australian Veterinary Journal, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background Since it was first described in the early 1980s, psittacine beak and feather
disease (PBFD) has become recognised as the dominant viral pathogen of psittacine birds …

Parrots of Oceania–A comparative study of extinction risk

G Olah, J Theuerkauf, A Legault, R Gula… - Emu-Austral …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Wallacea, and the islands of the Pacific
Ocean collectively possess 42% of the world's parrot species, including half of all Critically …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of a novel adelie penguin circovirus at cape crozier (Ross Island, Antarctica)

V Morandini, KM Dugger, G Ballard, M Elrod, A Schmidt… - Viruses, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Understanding the causes of disease in Antarctic wildlife is crucial, as many of these species
are already threatened by environmental changes brought about by climate change. In …

Beak and feather disease virus detected in the endangered Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus)

C MacColl, JEM Watson, NP Leseberg, R Seaton… - Scientific Reports, 2024‏ - nature.com
We report the first detection and prevalence of Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in
Australia's Red Goshawk (Erythrotriorchis radiatus). This is a new host for this pervasive …

Beak and feather disease viruses circulating in Cape parrots (Poicepahlus robustus) in South Africa

GL Regnard, RS Boyes, RO Martin, II Hitzeroth… - Archives of …, 2015‏ - Springer
Captive and wild psittacines are vulnerable to the highly contagious psittacine beak and
feather disease. The causative agent, beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), was recently …

Emerging infectious disease or evidence of endemicity? A multi-season study of beak and feather disease virus in wild red-crowned parakeets (Cyanoramphus …

B Jackson, A Varsani, C Holyoake, R Jakob-Hoff… - Archives of …, 2015‏ - Springer
Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is a single-stranded DNA virus that is the etiological
agent of beak and feather disease in both wild and captive parrots. Given that BFDV is …

Comparison of beak and feather disease virus prevalence and immunity-associated genetic diversity over time in an island population of red-crowned parakeets

GJ Knafler, L Ortiz-Catedral, B Jackson, A Varsani… - Archives of …, 2016‏ - Springer
Pathogen outbreaks in the wild can contribute to a population's extinction risk. Concern over
the effects of pathogen outbreaks in wildlife is amplified in small, threatened populations …

[HTML][HTML] Temporal Characterization of the Viral Load of Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease Virus in Rosy-Faced Lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis)

DK Lam, ESK Poon, SYW Sin - Birds, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Psittacine beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) poses a significant threat
to parrots worldwide. This highly pathogenic virus causes feather and beak abnormalities …

Health assessment of captive psittacine species in prerelease programs at Costa Rican rescue centers

E Mora-Chavarría, R Umaña-Castro… - Journal of Zoo and …, 2017‏ - BioOne
With stricter laws regulating the capture and possession of wild animals in Costa Rica, local
wildlife-rescue centers have been overwhelmed by an influx of confiscated or relinquished …