Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Pages: 148-

Journal: Diversity

Volume number: 14

Issue number: 2

Open access status: Gold

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/d14020148

URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/2/148

Publisher: MDPI

Abstract: 
The beak and feather disease virus (family Circovirdae) is a virus of concern in the conservation of wild Psittaciformes globally. We conducted a PCR screening for the beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) using samples collected during previous field studies (1993-2014) in five populations of parrots of the Southern Hemisphere: Eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus) and Crimson rosellas (Platycercus elegans) from Australia, Burrowing parrots (Cyanoliseus patagonus) and Monk parakeets from Argentina (Myiopsitta monachus), and Forbes' parakeet from New Zealand (Cyanoramphus forbesi). A total of 612 samples were screened. BFDV was not detected in any of the sampled birds. Our results provide a retrospective screening, covering three different tribes of Old and New World parrots, including two of the most numerous species, and contributing a large set of negative results. Furthermore, our results suggest that geographical and temporal differences in BFDV distribution may exist and merit further research, as a critical component in the efforts to manage the disease and its epidemiological aspects. The results presented here hold the potential to provide a baseline for future studies investigating the temporal evolution and the spread of BFDV.

Harvard Citation style: Ortiz-Catedral, L., Wallace, C., Heinsohn, R., Krebs, E., Langmore, N., Vukelic, D., et al. (2022) A PCR-Based Retrospective Study for Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV) in Five Wild Populations of Parrots from Australia, Argentina and New Zealand, Diversity, 14(2), p. 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14020148

APA Citation style: Ortiz-Catedral, L., Wallace, C., Heinsohn, R., Krebs, E., Langmore, N., Vukelic, D., Bucher, E., Varsani, A., & Masello, J. (2022). A PCR-Based Retrospective Study for Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV) in Five Wild Populations of Parrots from Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. Diversity. 14(2), 148. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14020148