Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) persists in tissues of asymptomatic wild Crimson Rosellas

Abstract Infectious diseases can drive populations and species to extinction. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is a circovirus of global conservation concern that can infect all Psittaciformes and some other species. Yet some parrot species, such as Crimson rosellas (Platycercus elegans), can l...

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Main Authors: Berta Blanch-Lázaro, Anthony Chamings, Raoul F. H. Ribot, Tarka Raj Bhatta, Mathew L. Berg, Soren Alexandersen, Andrew T. D. Bennett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-09-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06652-1