First report of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in wild Red-fronted Parakeets (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) in New Zealand

Emu

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-247

  Luis, Ortiz Catedral ^a   McInnes, Kate ^b   Hauber, Mark E ^c,d   Brunton, Dianne H ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Parrot; Pathogen; Pbfd; Translocation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIRD; DISEASE SPREAD; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FUNGAL DISEASE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; SURVEYING; SYMPTOM; TRANSLOCATION; VIRAL DISEASE; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE VIRUS; CYANORAMPHUS NOVAEZELANDIAE; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES;

EID: 70349221265     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU09028     Document Type: Article

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