Herpesvirus infection resembling Pacheco's disease in Amazon parrots |
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| Authors: | C J Randall M D Dagless H G Jones J W Macdonald W Smith |
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| Institution: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Veterinary Laboratory, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland. |
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| Abstract: | Herpesvirus infection was diagnosed in two parrots that died suddenly in a pet shop. Gross lesions were confined to reddening of the small intestinal mucosa. Histological examination of tissues from one specimen revealed a hepatitis and splenitis accompanied by intranuclear inclusions. Cowdry type A inclusions were observed in tissue culture and within the nuclei of chick embryo hepatocytes. Virus particles with a morphological similarity to herpesviruses were identified in electron microscope studies. The condition was considered to represent a case of Pacheco's parrot disease. |
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