An indirect immunofluorescence serologic assay, PCR assay, and histopathology were used to screen for psittaciform orthobornaviruses (PaBV) in wild Cacatuidae in Victoria, Australia. Anti-PaBV antibodies were detected, but PCR and histopathology did not detect PaBV. This study presents the first evidence of PaBV in wild birds in Australia.
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25 March 2021
Detection of Immunoreactivity to Psittaciform Bornavirus in the Serum of a Wild Cacatuid in Victoria, Australia
Michelle Sutherland,
David N. Phalen,
Sibylle Herzog,
Kristina Maier-Sam,
Michael Lierz
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 57 • No. 2
April 2021
Vol. 57 • No. 2
April 2021