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Avian Cholera - http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/disease_information/avian_cholera/
Information and news on this disease in wild bird populations, provided by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center. |
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House Finch Disease Survey - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/hofi/
Monitors the occurrence of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a disease that affects House Finches and other wild bird species in the United States and Canada. Describes the disease and how to recognize it. |
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Mycoplasmal Conjunctivitis in Wild Songbirds: The Spread of a New Contagious Disease in a Mobile Host Population - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol3no1/fischer2.htm
Report about the disease, particularly affecting House Finches. |
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Avian Cholera - http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/fact_sheets/pdfs/cholera091102.PDF
Factsheet on this disease of wetland birds caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida. |
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Merck Veterinary Manual: Caged Birds - http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/toc_170300.htm
Provides an index to a variety of avian diseases such as bacterial, mycotic, parasitic, and viral. |
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Understanding Psittacosis - http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/psittacosis.htm
Article discusses the symptoms, control, and treatment of what is also known as parrot fever, ornithosis, or chlamydiosis in birds. |
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Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PS019
Describes types of diseases that do not pose a serious threat, but that pet and poultry owners should be aware of. |
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Aspergillosis - http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/aspergil.htm
Describes the most common fungal infection in birds. Short discussion of the disease, particularly in parrots. |
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Improved Aviculture Management May Prevent Candidiasis in Birds - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM031
Provides detail on Candida albicans, a fungus that can grow uncontrollably and impair respiration and feeding. Discusses management of this condition and the treatment for it. |
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Avian Infectious Diseases - http://www.santaclarapethospital.com/722698.html
Lists the most common agents of disease seen in pet birds including viral, bacterial, and fungal. |
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Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease - http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/articles/art_007.htm
Article by a veterinarian about the viral disease that can affect all psittacine birds. Includes photos and links to related content. |
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Psittacosis - http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/psittico.htm
Also known as chlamydiosis or chlamydia which can be passed from bird to human. Discusses transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of this dangerous disease. |
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Avian Tuberculosis - http://www.internationalparrotletsociety.org/aviantb.html
Article by a veterinarian on this serious problem that could affect both people and flocks of birds. Discusses diagnosis and treatment. |
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Avian Pox - http://www.unbc.ca/nlui/wildlife_diseases_bc/avian_pox.htm
Learn more about this disease of the skin caused by infection with the avipoxvirus group of viruses. Can spread at bird feeders and through migratory flyways. |
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Chlamydia Psittaci: (Parrot Fever) Infection in Companion Birds - http://www.parrottalk.com/chamydia-psittaci.htm
Doctor discusses this bacterial infection commonly known as psittacosis and contagious between psittacine species. |
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PetPlace.com - Pacheco's Disease - http://www.petplace.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=507
Caused by a group of psittacine herpesviruses. Article includes an overview, what to watch for, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
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Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease Today - http://exoticpetvet.net/avian/pbfd.html
Describes the viral infection that many species of birds are susceptible to. |
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Avian Gastric Yeast - http://exoticpetvet.net/avian/yeast.html
Formerly known as megabacteria, it grows in a narrow zone of the stomach and can infect poultry, companion, and wild birds. |
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Avian Chlamydiosis - http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/A_00105.htm
Information on this bacterial disease, also called ornithosis in poultry and wildfowl, caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, and the diagnostic techniques used for identification of the agent. |
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Effective Treatments for Common Avian Parasites - http://www.vetpracticenews.com/vpn/detail.aspx?aid=11369&cid=3874&category=
Veterinary article that covers mites, giardia, roundworms, tapeworms, trichomoniasis, and coccidian parasites. |