Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Use of Avian Bornavirus Isolates to Induce Proventricular Dilatation Disease in Conures

Patricia Gray, Sharman Hoppes, Paulette Suchodolski, Negin Mirhosseini, Susan Payne, Itamar Villanueva, H.L Shivaprasad, Kirsi S. Honkavuori, Thomas Briese, Sanjay M. Reddy, and Ian Tizard

Author affiliations: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA (P. Gray, S. Hoppes, P. Suchodolski, N. Mirhosseini, S. Payne, I. Villanueva, S.M. Reddy, I. Tizard); California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, Fresno, California, USA (H.L. Shivaprasad); Columbia University, New York, New York, USA (K.S. Honkavuori, T. Briese)

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Lymphoplasmacytic encephalitis with multifocal perivascular cuffing in the cerebrum of conure PG8 inoculated 55 days earlier with avian bornavirus genotype 4. Original magnification ×725.

Figure 4. Lymphoplasmacytic encephalitis with multifocal perivascular cuffing in the cerebrum of conure PG8 inoculated 55 days earlier with avian bornavirus genotype 4. Original magnification ×725.

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