I. Capua et al., ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AN ADENOVIRUS ASSOCIATED WITH INCLUSION-BODY HEPATITIS IN PSITTACINE BIRDS, Avian pathology, 24(4), 1995, pp. 717-722
An outbreak is reported of inclusion body hepatitis in psittacines fro
m a private aviary, in which several birds aged between 35 and 75 days
had died without showing any clinical signs. Histological examination
of the livers revealed severe hepatic damage with presence of large b
asophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies. Avian adenoviruses were isola
ted from the affected livers. Characterization of the isolates by mean
s of restriction endonuclease analysis showed that they were similar t
o reference strain SR49 (serotype 3) which is associated with inclusio
n body hepatitis in chickens. This finding was confirmed by the virus
neutralization test.