Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
addClaim

Psittacine beak and feather disease and other activities

Authors: Fonseca, Sara Monteiro;

Psittacine beak and feather disease and other activities

Abstract

O estágio curricular apresentado neste relatório teve lugar na Clínica de Aves e Animais Exóticos da Universidade de Ciências Veterinárias e Farmacêuticas, em Brno, República Checa. Este é um resumo de três meses de trabalho, entre 17 de Setembro e 17 de Dezembro de 2018. O primeiro capítulo consiste numa monografia relativa à doença do bico e das penas dos psitacídeos (Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease - PBFD), e reúne a revisão bibliográfica acerca do tema. O segundo capítulo apresenta um estudo prático acerca da PBFD, no qual a Clínica esteve envolvida e que tive a oportunidade de acompanhar. O terceiro capítulo sumariza a casuística observada durante o estágio. PBFD é uma das mais importantes doenças virais em psitacídeos de todo o mundo e é causada por um circovirus. Este vírus está presente tanto em aves selvagens como em cativeiro e pode afetar qualquer idade, contudo, neonatos e jovens são particularmente suscetíveis. PBFD tem diferentes apresentações dependendo da idade da ave na altura da infeção e da ocorrência de infeções secundárias, o que se pode refletir num quadro hiperagudo, agudo ou crónico. No entanto, a existência de infeções subclínicas é uma das principais preocupações no que diz respeito à deteção e disseminação do vírus. Por esta razão e porque este vírus é altamente contagioso entre espécies de psitacídeos, há uma necessidade crescente de aliar medidas de prevenção e deteção precoce na prática clínica.

The internship referred to in this report was carried out at the Avian and Exotic Clinic of the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, in Brno, Czech Republic. This summarises a three-month work, between 17th September and 17th December 2018. The first chapter provides the state-of-the art regarding the Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD), which gathers a review of the literature. The second chapter presents a practical study about PBDF, in which the Clinic was involved and that I had the opportunity to follow. The third chapter summarizes the casuistry observed during the internship. PBFD (Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease) is one of the most important worldwide viral diseases in psittacines and is caused by a circovirus. This virus is present in both wild and captive birds and can affect all ages, but juveniles and young adults are particularly susceptible. PBFD has different courses, depending on the bird’s age at the time of the infection and the presence of secondary infections, which may reflect in a peracute, acute or chronic form. However, the existence of subclinical infections is a major issue regarding the virus detection and spread. For this reason and because this virus is highly contagious among psittacine species, there is an increasing necessity to combine preventive care measures and early diagnostics in clinical practice.

Traineeship Report

Country
Portugal
Keywords

Doenças infeciosas aviárias, Circovirus aviário

  • BIP!
    Impact byBIP!
    selected citations
    These citations are derived from selected sources.
    This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    0
    popularity
    This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
    influence
    This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
    Average
    impulse
    This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
    Average
Powered by OpenAIRE graph
Found an issue? Give us feedback
selected citations
These citations are derived from selected sources.
This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Citations provided by BIP!
popularity
This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Popularity provided by BIP!
influence
This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically).
BIP!Influence provided by BIP!
impulse
This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network.
BIP!Impulse provided by BIP!
0
Average
Average
Average
Upload OA version
Are you the author of this publication? Upload your Open Access version to Zenodo!
It’s fast and easy, just two clicks!