Avian Polyomavirus Primer

Date: July 27, 2012, updated June 23, 2023

By: Christal Pollock, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)

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Categories: Avian,  Conure,  Eclectus,  Finch,  Lovebird,  Macaw,  Parakeet,  Parrot,  Passerine,  Ramphastidae,  Waterfowl, 

Signs of avian polyomavirus type 1 in the budgerigar parakeet can be quite variable. Feather dystrophy or abnormal feather growth can lead to deformed flight feathers. Affected birds are unable to fly and are called “runners” or “creepers”. “French molt” is a term sometimes used for this slow, debilitating disease in parakeets characterized by progressive development of abnormal feathers. Bleeding is another hallmark of clinical avian polyomavirus infection . . .

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Further reading

Adiguzel MC, Timurkan MO, Cengiz S. Investigation and sequence analysis of avian polyomavirus and psittacine beak and feather disease virus from companion birds in Eastern Turkey. J Vet Res. 2020;64(4):495-501. doi: 10.2478/jvetres-2020-0066. PMID: 33367137; PMCID: PMC7734688.

Dalianis T. Immunotherapy for polyomaviruses: opportunities and challenges. Immunotherapy. 2012;4(6):617-28. doi: 10.2217/imt.12.51. PMID: 22788129.

Fitzgerald B, Olsen G, Speer B. Laboratory reporting accuracy of polymerase chain reaction testing for avian polyomavirus. J Avian Med Surg. 2013;27(1):32-7. doi: 10.1647/2012-014. PMID: 23772454.

Gibson DJ, Nemeth NM, Beaufrère H, et al. Development and use of a triplex real-time PCR assay for detection of three DNA viruses in psittacine birds. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2019;31(5):719-725. doi: 10.1177/1040638719870218. Epub 2019 Aug 17. PMID: 31423916; PMCID: PMC6727120.

Ramis A, Latimer KS, Gibert X, Campagnoli R. A concurrent outbreak of psittacine beak and feather disease virus, and avian polyomavirus infection in budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus). Avian Pathol. 1998;27(1):43-50. doi: 10.1080/03079459808419273. PMID: 18483964.

Riaz A, Yousaf A, Moaeen-Ud-Din M, et al. First detection and molecular characterization of avian polyomavirus in young parrots in Pakistan. Vet Res Commun. 2019;43(4):197-202. doi: 10.1007/s11259-019-09759-7. Epub 2019 Jul 11. PMID: 31297735.

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