Pathogenesis of Avian Bornavirus in Experimentally Infected Cockatiels

Avian bornavirus (ABV) is the presumed causative agent of proventricular dilatation disease (PDD), a major fatal disease in psittacines. However, the influencing factors and pathogenesis of PDD are not known and natural ABV infection exhibits remarkable variability. We investigated the course of inf...

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Main Authors: Anne K. Piepenbring, Dirk Enderlein, Sibylle Herzog, Erhard F. Kaleta, Ursula Heffels-Redmann, Saskia Ressmeyer, Christiane Herden, Michael Lierz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1525_article