Category: Avian

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• Aspergillosis   [rate it] [review it]
  Aspergillosis is the most common fungal infection in birds. Short discussion of the disease, particularly in parrots.

• House Finch Disease Survey   [rate it] [review it]
  Monitors the occurrence of Mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a disease that affects House Finches and other wild bird species in the United States and Canada. Site describes the disease and how to recognize it.

• Mycoplasmal Conjunctivitis in Wild Songbirds: The Spread of a New Contagious Disease in a Mobile Ho   [rate it] [review it]
  Report about the disease, particularly affecting House Finches.

• Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD)   [rate it] [review it]
  Viral disease originally called "macaw wasting syndrome", and also known as "psittacine wasting syndrome" or "neuropathic gastric dilation". Can occur in any psittacine.

• Stop PDD Information and Campaign Site   [rate it] [review it]
  Information about proventricular dilatation disease, an fast-spreading infectious disease that kills many species of parrots and other birds, and solicitation of support for research on this disease and preventing its spread in the wild.

• Understanding Psittacosis   [rate it] [review it]
  Article discusses the symptoms, control and treatment of Psittacosis in birds.

• Vitamin A Deficiency in Birds   [rate it] [review it]
  Describes the most common preventable avian disease, Vitamin A deficiency or hypovitaminosis A, which particularly affects pet birds that eat only seeds.