Rahaus Markus, Wolff Manfred H
Institute of Microbiology and Virology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Stockumer Str. 10, D-58448 Witten, Germany.
J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health. 2003 Oct;50(8):368-71. doi: 10.1046/j.1439-0450.2003.00696.x.
Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is the most common viral disease of wild and captive psittacine birds. Here, we designed the first survey to investigate the existence of subclinical infections and the distribution of the causative agent named beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) inside the population of captive psittacine birds in Germany. DNA was isolated from feathers of 146 symptom-free birds from 19 different genera (all psittaformes) taken from 32 independent breeders from all over Germany. The presence of BFDV was analysed by performing polymerase chain reaction assays. Fifty-eight (39.2%) samples were found to be positive for BFDV. As expected, there was no significant predominance of one sex to be infected with BFDV.
鹦鹉喙羽病（PBFD）是野生和圈养鹦鹉中最常见的病毒性疾病。在此，我们开展了首次调查，以研究德国圈养鹦鹉群体中亚临床感染的存在情况以及致病因子喙羽病病毒（BFDV）的分布。从德国各地32个独立饲养者处采集了来自19个不同属（所有鹦鹉目）的146只无症状鸟类的羽毛样本，从中提取DNA。通过聚合酶链反应分析检测BFDV的存在情况。结果发现58份（39.2%）样本的BFDV呈阳性。正如预期的那样，感染BFDV在性别上没有显著的优势倾向。
