Pathogens pose a major risk to wild host populations, especially in the face of ongoing
biodiversity declines. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) can affect most if not all …

Chlamydia psittaci (order: Chlamydiales) is a globally distributed zoonotic bacterium that
can cause potentially fatal disease in birds and humans. Parrots are a major host, yet …

Infectious diseases can drive populations and species to extinction. Beak and feather
disease virus (BFDV) is a circovirus of global conservation concern that can infect all …

Understanding patterns of pathogen emergence can help identify mechanisms involved in
transmission dynamics. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) poses a major threat world …

Indirect transmission of pathogens can pose major risks to wildlife, yet the presence and
persistence of wildlife pathogens in the environment has been little studied. Beak and …

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 …

Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), a circovirus, is the etiologic agent of psittacine beak
and feather disease (PBFD), a progressive and often fatal disease in Psittaciformes. Even …

Wildlife can be hosts for pathogens of conservation and zoonotic concern. Infection with one
pathogen can increase the risk of co-infection with others, with resulting impacts on hosts, for …

Parrots are susceptible to the viral infection known as Beak and Feather Disease of the
Psittacine (PBFD). The causative virus belongs to the Circoviridae family under taxonomic …

Background Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is a circovirus that infects captive and
wild psittacine birds, and is of conservation concern. The haemagglutination inhibition (HI) …