344503

Current situation of psittacine beak and feather disease virus in parrots

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Avian and Rabbit Health

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 As a highly contagious disease that affects both wild and captive psittacine populations, psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is caused by the beak and feather disease virus (BFDV). 170 tested parrots of 11 different species, blood and feather samples were taken from each parrot, these were then divided into three groups: diseased, suspected, and appeared healthy. Out of 340 samples, 147 samples showed amplification bands that could be seen, with a product size of 603 bp. There were various species categorized by The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN 2019) based on Status. To examine the genetic sequence and phylogenetic tree, four of the eleven species (Amazona farinose, Ara ararauna, Psittacus erithacus, and Cacatua sulphurea) were selected. They are economically valuable, have varying continental origins around the world, and are most susceptible to extinction, which makes them important. In the phylogenetic analysis of OP831995 isolated from Cacatua Sulpher, OP831996 isolated from Amazon, and OP831997 isolates from Macaw, significant bootstrap with (AB1) as (MK803401 and MG257487) were observed. The partial sequences for four species were submitted to GenBank from other countries. additional noteworthy bootstrap using (N2), which corresponds to the isolates of African Gray parrots found in Egypt (OP831995 and OP831996) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MK803400 and MK803403). These findings suggested that mixed infections of different strains of the virus may be the primary cause of the acceleration of virus recombination, which could lead to the emergence of new strains that may have different host specificities.

DOI

10.21608/ejah.2024.344503

Keywords

Circovirus, Psittacine beak and feather disease, psittacine circovirus (PCV), Parrots, Circoviral Disease (PCD )

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4

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2

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45254

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2024-04-01

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2024-01-03

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2024-04-01

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69

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81

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2735-4938

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2735-4946

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344,503

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1,636

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Egyptian Journal of Animal Health

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Current situation of psittacine beak and feather disease virus in parrots

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28 Dec 2024