Of the 350 extant par- rot, lorikeet and cockatoo species, all are considered susceptible to BFDV infection12,13. BFDV is highly genetically diverse and prone to mutation but relatively antigenically conserved with little evidence of different antigenic serotypes. Whilst BFDV is subject to a ...
chronic but ultimately fatal disease of Psittaciformes, characterized by long term incubation and progressive feather dystrophy10,11. Of the 350 extant parrot, lorikeet and cockatoo species, all are considered susceptible to BFDV infection12,13....