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Novel Avian Bornavirus in a Nonpsittacine Species (Canary; <i>Serinus canaria</i> ) with Enteric Ganglioneuritis and Encephalitis
18 Aug 2009
Abstract excerpt
A canary bird (Serinus canaria) died with nonsuppurative ganglioneuritis of the proventriculus and gizzard and encephalitis, lesions comparable to proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) of psittacine birds. Recently, several genotypes of a novel avian bornavirus have been linked to PDD. In the canary, bornaviral antigen was detected by immunohistochemistry in both neural and extraneural tissues. The widespread...
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