Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Psittacid Herpesvirus 3 Infection in the Eclectus Parrot ( Eclectus roratus ) in Australia
- Journal:
- Veterinary Pathology
- Year:
- 2013
- Authors:
- Gabor, M. et al.
- Affiliation:
- State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Industry and Investment, Camden, NSW, Australia · Australia
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Psittacid herpesvirus 3 (PsHV-3) has recently been implicated as the cause of a severe respiratory disease in Bourke’s parrots ( Neopsephotus bourkii) in the United States. In this report, the clinical manifestations and gross and microscopic lesions of PsHV-3 infection in 2 eclectus parrots ( Eclectus roratus) in Australia are described. The presence of a PsHV-3 infection was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of PsHV-3 DNA using degenerate and PsHV-3 primers. Electron microscopy of infected cells demonstrated the assembly of herpesvirus virions as well as intranuclear tubular structures. The detection of PsHV-3 in Australia in 2 eclectus parrots broadens the list of known affected species and confirms the presence of this virus in Australia.
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