A survey to detect subclinical polyomavirus infections of captive psittacine birds in Germany |
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Authors: | Rahaus Markus Wolff Manfred H |
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Institution: | Institute of Microbiology and Virology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Stockumer Street 10, D-58448 Witten, Germany. rahaus@uni-wh.de |
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Abstract: | Infections of avian polyomavirus (APV) are known to cause fatal disease in a wide range of psittacine and non-psittacine birds. Here, we present a survey to investigate the existence of subpopulation of persistent or subclinically infected parrots inside the population of captive psittacine birds in Germany. DNA was isolated from feathers of 85 symptom-free birds from 20 different genera (all psittaciformes) taken from 30 different breeders from all over Germany. The presence of APV was analysed by performing polymerase chain reaction assays (PCR). APV was detected in none of the samples, indicating that the existence of a subpopulation of captive psittacine birds having a persistent APV infection in Germany seems to be relatively low. |
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