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REPEAT SPILLOVER OF BEAK AND FEATHER DISEASE VIRUS INTO AN ENDANGERED PARROT HIGHLIGHTS THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH ENDEMIC PATHOGEN LOSS IN ENDANGERED SPECIES.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Oct 2020
Das Shubhagata, Smith Kate, Sarker Subir, Peters Andrew, Adriaanse Katherine, Eden Paul, Ghorashi Seyed A, Forwood Jade K, Raidal Shane R
Abstract excerpt
Conservation efforts for the orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster), one of the world's most critically endangered bird species, have been hampered by beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) spillover infection. To understand the vulnerability of orange-bellied parrots to potential reservoirs of infection we investigated geographic versus taxonomic structure in 160 full-genome and 319 partial Rep gene BFDV...
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