A Survey of Avian Polyomavirus (APV) Infection in Imported and Domestic Bred Psittacine Birds in Japan

Hirohito OGAWA; Rajesh CHAHOTA; Takayuki HAGINO; Kenji OHYA; Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI; Hideto FUKUSHI

doi:10.1292/jvms.68.743

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A Survey of Avian Polyomavirus (APV) Infection in Imported and Domestic Bred Psittacine Birds in Japan

Hirohito OGAWA, Rajesh CHAHOTA, Takayuki HAGINO, Kenji OHYA, Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI, Hideto FUKUSHI

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Hirohito OGAWA
Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University
Rajesh CHAHOTA
Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University
Takayuki HAGINO
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
Kenji OHYA
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI
Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University
Hideto FUKUSHI
Department of Applied Veterinary Sciences, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University
Laboratory of Veterinary Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University

Keywords: avian polyomavirus, budgerigar fledgling disease, epidemiology

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2006 Volume 68 Issue 7 Pages 743-745

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.68.743

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Abstract

Although birds infected with avian polyomavirus (APV) subclinically could be a source of infection, no epidemiological studies of APV in psittacine birds have been reported in Japan. In the present study, we investigated subclinical morbidity rate of APV in imported and domestically bred psittacine birds by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Of 402 live birds from which blood or feather samples were taken between April, 2003 and March, 2004, 11 (2.7%) were found to be APV positive. The DNA sequences of the APV t/T antigen region were determined for five APV-positive randomly selected samples and were found to be conserved.

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