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Preventing Polyoma Infections

 -  "Preventing Polyomavirus Infections excerpted and modified from the Proceedings of the International Aviculturals Society, January 11 - 15, 1995. Reprinted in part from Ritchie, BW, Avian Viruses. Wingers Publishing Inc, In press, J Assoc Avian Vet 7:187-192, 1993; 8:21-26, 1994 and Vaccine, Submitted for publication 1995. What data says a vaccine could work? During polyomavirus outbreaks in mixed psittacine bird collections, infected survivors, and some birds that are exposed to them, have been shown to develop anti-polyomavirus neutralizing antibodies.1-3 Some young adult birds without antibodies will develop antibodies when housed adjacent to previously infected breeding adults, confirming that an antibody response does occur following natural exposure to the virus.1, 2, 4, 5 The detection of virus neutralizing antibodies in flocks of birds in which individuals are clinically normal suggests that many infections are subclinical (infected birds do not develop disease).1-3, 6 Collectively, these findings suggest that some exposed birds are able to mount an effective immune response. If a natural immunity to disease occurs, then it should be possible to induce a similar protective immunologic response through vaccination "

Prevention of Polyoma  Virus

 -  "Prevention of Avian Polyomavirus Infections through Vaccination (1998) Branson W. Ritchie, DVM, PhD, Kenneth S. Latimer, DVM, PhD, Cheryl B. Greenacre, DVM, Denise Pesti, MS, Raymond Campagnoli, MS, Phil D. Lukert, DVM, PhD Psittacine Disease Research Group University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Athens, Ga 30602 "

Preventing Polyoma Infections

 -  "Preventing Polyomavirus Infections excerpted and modified from the Proceedings of the International Aviculturals Society, January 11 - 15, 1995. Reprinted in part from Ritchie, BW, Avian Viruses. Wingers Publishing Inc, In press, J Assoc Avian Vet 7:187-192, 1993; 8:21-26, 1994 and Vaccine, Submitted for publication 1995. What data says a vaccine could work? During polyomavirus outbreaks in mixed psittacine bird collections, infected survivors, and some birds that are exposed to them, have been shown to develop anti-polyomavirus neutralizing antibodies.1-3 Some young adult birds without antibodies will develop antibodies when housed adjacent to previously infected breeding adults, confirming that an antibody response does occur following natural exposure to the virus.1, 2, 4, 5 The detection of virus neutralizing antibodies in flocks of birds in which individuals are clinically normal suggests that many infections are subclinical (infected birds do not develop disease).1-3, 6 Collectively, these findings suggest that some exposed birds are able to mount an effective immune response. If a natural immunity to disease occurs, then it should be possible to induce a similar protective immunologic response through vaccination "

Prevention of Polyoma  Virus

 -  "Prevention of Avian Polyomavirus Infections through Vaccination (1998) Branson W. Ritchie, DVM, PhD, Kenneth S. Latimer, DVM, PhD, Cheryl B. Greenacre, DVM, Denise Pesti, MS, Raymond Campagnoli, MS, Phil D. Lukert, DVM, PhD Psittacine Disease Research Group University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Athens, Ga 30602 "

Survival Of The Flittest

 -  "Survival of the Flittest by Steven N. Koppes A vaccine developed at UGA promises to starve a leading killer of some companion birds that millions of Americans keep as pets. To the polyomavirus (poly-OH-ma-virus), young parrots, cockatoos, macaws and other psittacine birds amount to nothing less than a lavish dinner. "

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