Detection of Immunoreactivity to Psittaciform Bornavirus in the Serum of a Wild Cacatuid in Victoria, Australia

Michelle Sutherland; David N Phalen; Sibylle Herzog; Kristina Maier-Sam; Michael Lierz

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-20-00157

Detection of Immunoreactivity to Psittaciform Bornavirus in the Serum of a Wild Cacatuid in Victoria, Australia

J Wildl Dis. 2021 Apr 1;57(2):471-473. doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00157.

Authors

Michelle Sutherland¹, David N Phalen², Sibylle Herzog³, Kristina Maier-Sam⁴, Michael Lierz⁴

Affiliations

¹ The Unusual Pet Vets, 210 Karingal Drive, Frankston, Victoria 3188, Australia.
² Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, 415 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales 2570, Australia.
³ Institute for Virology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Schubertstr. 81, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
⁴ Clinic for Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Frankfurter Str. 114, 35392 Giessen, Germany.

PMID: 33822170
DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00157

Abstract

An indirect immunofluorescence serologic assay, PCR assay, and histopathology were used to screen for psittaciform orthobornaviruses (PaBV) in wild Cacatuidae in Victoria, Australia. Anti-PaBV antibodies were detected, but PCR and histopathology did not detect PaBV. This study presents the first evidence of PaBV in wild birds in Australia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Wild
Antibodies, Viral / blood
Bornaviridae*
Cloaca / virology
Cockatoos / virology*
Mononegavirales Infections / blood
Mononegavirales Infections / epidemiology
Mononegavirales Infections / veterinary*
Mononegavirales Infections / virology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Victoria / epidemiology

Substances

Antibodies, Viral