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Bird Diseases

MedGen UID:
2266
•Concept ID:
C0005591
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Avian Disease; Avian Diseases; Bird Disease; Disease, Avian; Disease, Bird; Diseases, Avian; Diseases, Bird

Definition

Diseases of birds not considered poultry, therefore usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. The concept is differentiated from POULTRY DISEASES which is for birds raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption, and usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Retention of tocilizumab and anti-tumour necrosis factor drugs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Hishitani Y, Ogata A, Shima Y, Hirano T, Ebina K, Kunugiza Y, Shi K, Narazaki M, Hagihara K, Tomita T, Yoshikawa H, Tanaka T, Kumanogoh A
Scand J Rheumatol 2013;42(4):253-9. Epub 2013 Mar 7 doi: 10.3109/03009742.2012.762037. PMID: 23470089

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

JMM Profile: Usutu virus.
Golding M, Seechurn N, Baylis M, Johnson N
J Med Microbiol 2023 Feb;72(2) doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001652. PMID: 36753435
Diseases Transmitted by Birds.
Levison ME
Microbiol Spectr 2015 Aug;3(4) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.IOL5-0004-2015. PMID: 26350315
Chlamydial zoonoses.
Rohde G, Straube E, Essig A, Reinhold P, Sachse K
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010 Mar;107(10):174-80. Epub 2010 Mar 12 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0174. PMID: 20358033Free PMC Article
Psittacosis/avian chlamydiosis.
Eidson M
J Am Vet Med Assoc 2002 Dec 15;221(12):1710-2. doi: 10.2460/javma.2002.221.1710. PMID: 12494967
Veterinary cancer epidemiology.
Misdorp W
Vet Q 1996 Mar;18(1):32-6. doi: 10.1080/01652176.1996.9694610. PMID: 8833612

Diagnosis

Columbiform Pediatrics.
Schoonheere N, Zoller G
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2024 May;27(2):341-357. Epub 2023 Nov 30 doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2023.11.011. PMID: 38040564
An overview of Usutu virus.
Gaibani P, Rossini G
Microbes Infect 2017 Jul-Aug;19(7-8):382-387. Epub 2017 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2017.05.003. PMID: 28602915
Chlamydial zoonoses.
Rohde G, Straube E, Essig A, Reinhold P, Sachse K
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010 Mar;107(10):174-80. Epub 2010 Mar 12 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0174. PMID: 20358033Free PMC Article
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Wang Q, Chang BJ, Riley TV
Vet Microbiol 2010 Jan 27;140(3-4):405-17. Epub 2009 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.08.012. PMID: 19733019
Psittacosis/avian chlamydiosis.
Eidson M
J Am Vet Med Assoc 2002 Dec 15;221(12):1710-2. doi: 10.2460/javma.2002.221.1710. PMID: 12494967

Therapy

Environmental pollutants and diseases of sexual development in humans and wildlife in South Africa: harbingers of impact on overall health?
Riana Bornman MS, Bouwman H
Reprod Domest Anim 2012 Aug;47 Suppl 4:327-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02094.x. PMID: 22827388
Antigen presenting cells in a non-mammalian model system, the chicken.
Wu Z, Kaiser P
Immunobiology 2011 Nov;216(11):1177-83. Epub 2011 Jun 12 doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2011.05.012. PMID: 21719145
Psittacosis (chlamydiosis).
J Small Anim Pract 1998 Nov;39(11):551-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1998.tb03706.x. PMID: 9846320
Chlamydial infections.
Lumicao GG, Heggie AD
Pediatr Clin North Am 1979 May;26(2):269-82. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)33704-x. PMID: 379774
Avian tuberculosis.
Edmond E, Keay AJ, Wallace A
Scott Med J 1968 Nov;13(11):379-81. doi: 10.1177/003693306801301103. PMID: 5751239

Prognosis

Diseases Transmitted by Birds.
Levison ME
Microbiol Spectr 2015 Aug;3(4) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.IOL5-0004-2015. PMID: 26350315
Deforestation and avian infectious diseases.
Sehgal RN
J Exp Biol 2010 Mar 15;213(6):955-60. doi: 10.1242/jeb.037663. PMID: 20190120Free PMC Article
Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.
Wang Q, Chang BJ, Riley TV
Vet Microbiol 2010 Jan 27;140(3-4):405-17. Epub 2009 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.08.012. PMID: 19733019
Viral diseases of companion birds.
Greenacre CB
Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract 2005 Jan;8(1):85-105. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2004.09.005. PMID: 15585190Free PMC Article
Metapneumoviruses in birds and humans.
Njenga MK, Lwamba HM, Seal BS
Virus Res 2003 Feb;91(2):163-9. doi: 10.1016/s0168-1702(02)00256-3. PMID: 12573494

Clinical prediction guides

Usutu virus: A new threat?
Clé M, Beck C, Salinas S, Lecollinet S, Gutierrez S, Van de Perre P, Baldet T, Foulongne V, Simonin Y
Epidemiol Infect 2019 Jan;147:e232. doi: 10.1017/S0950268819001213. PMID: 31364580Free PMC Article
What is the importance of zoonotic trichomonads for human health?
Maritz JM, Land KM, Carlton JM, Hirt RP
Trends Parasitol 2014 Jul;30(7):333-41. Epub 2014 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2014.05.005. PMID: 24951156Free PMC Article
Deforestation and avian infectious diseases.
Sehgal RN
J Exp Biol 2010 Mar 15;213(6):955-60. doi: 10.1242/jeb.037663. PMID: 20190120Free PMC Article
Metapneumoviruses in birds and humans.
Njenga MK, Lwamba HM, Seal BS
Virus Res 2003 Feb;91(2):163-9. doi: 10.1016/s0168-1702(02)00256-3. PMID: 12573494
West Nile viral encephalitis.
Komar N
Rev Sci Tech 2000 Apr;19(1):166-76. doi: 10.20506/rst.19.1.1201. PMID: 11189714

Recent systematic reviews

Spread of An Avian Eye Fluke, Philophthalmus gralli, Through Biological Invasion of An Intermediate Host.
Chalkowski K, Morgan A, Lepczyk CA, Zohdy S
J Parasitol 2021 Mar 1;107(2):336-348. doi: 10.1645/20-72. PMID: 33906233
Cryptococcus and cryptococcosis in Iran during 1969-2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Bandalizadeh Z, Javidnia J, Hosseini SA, Moosazadeh M, Amouei A, Kermani F, Seyedmousavi S, Shokohi T
J Mycol Med 2020 Apr;30(1):100917. Epub 2019 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2019.100917. PMID: 31864801
A review of West Nile and Usutu virus co-circulation in Europe: how much do transmission cycles overlap?
Nikolay B
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2015 Oct;109(10):609-18. Epub 2015 Aug 17 doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trv066. PMID: 26286946

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