Aspergillosis
Describes the most common fungal infection in birds. Short discussion of the disease, particularly in parrots. |
Avian Diseases Reading Room
Covers allergic alveolitis, heavy metal poisoning, polyoma virus, salmonella, e coli, and exotic newcastle disease. By the National Cockatiel Society. |
Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans
Describes types of diseases that do not pose a serious threat, but that pet and poultry owners should be aware of. |
Avian Health Network, Inc: the Stop PDD Campaign
Non-profit charitable corporation, committed to raising public awareness and funds for avian conditions such as proventricular dilatation disease. |
Avian Infectious Diseases
Lists the most common agents of disease seen in pet birds including viral, bacterial, and fungal. |
Avian Pox
Learn more about this disease of the skin caused by infection with the avipoxvirus group of viruses. Can spread at bird feeders and through migratory flyways. |
Avian Tuberculosis
Article by a veterinarian on this serious problem that could affect both people and flocks of birds. Discusses diagnosis and treatment. |
Chlamydia Psittaci: (Parrot Fever) Infection in Companion Birds
Doctor discusses this bacterial infection commonly known as psittacosis and contagious between psittacine species. |
Effective Treatments for Common Avian Parasites
Veterinary article that covers mites, giardia, roundworms, tapeworms, trichomoniasis, and coccidian parasites. |
House Finch Conjuctivitis
Questions and answers about this condition. Contains photographs. From Pennsylvania Wildlife Series. |
House Finch Disease Survey
Monitors the occurrence of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a disease that affects House Finches and other wild bird species in the United States and Canada. Describes the disease and how to recognize it. |
Improved Aviculture Management May Prevent Candidiasis in Birds
Provides detail on Candida albicans, a fungus that can grow uncontrollably and impair respiration and feeding. Discusses management of this condition and the treatment for it. |
Megabacteria - A Review of the Literature
Published information regarding megabacteria, a disease that afflicts the proventriculus of budgerigars and other birds. |
Merck Veterinary Manual: Caged Birds
Provides an index to a variety of avian diseases such as bacterial, mycotic, parasitic, and viral. |
Mycoplasmal Conjunctivitis in Wild Songbirds: The Spread of a New Contagious Disease in a Mobile Host Population
Report about the disease, particularly affecting House Finches. |
PetPlace.com - Pacheco's Disease
Caused by a group of psittacine herpesviruses. Article includes an overview, what to watch for, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD)
Viral disease originally called macaw wasting syndrome, psittacine wasting syndrome, or neuropathic gastric dilation. Can occur in any psittacine. |
Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease
Article by a veterinarian about the viral disease that can affect all psittacine birds. Includes photos and links to related content. |
Psittacosis
Also known as chlamydiosis or chlamydia which can be passed from bird to human. Discusses transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of this dangerous disease. |
Understanding Psittacosis
Article discusses the symptoms, control, and treatment of what is also known as parrot fever, ornithosis, or chlamydiosis in birds. |
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