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1.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. Site describes the disease and how to recognize it.
URL:http://birds.cornell.edu/HOFI/index.html
2.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.
URL:http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol3no1/fischer2.htm
3.Aspergillosis
Aspergillosis is the most common fungal infection in birds. Short discussion of the disease, particularly in parrots.
URL:http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/aspergil.htm
4.Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD)
Viral disease originally called "macaw wasting syndrome", and also known as "psittacine wasting syndrome" or "neuropathic gastric dilation". Can occur in any psittacine.
URL:http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/pdd.htm
5.Understanding Psittacosis
Article discusses the symptoms, control and treatment of Psittacosis in birds.
URL:http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/psittacosis.htm
6.Vitamin A Deficiency in Birds
Describes the most common preventable avian disease, Vitamin A deficiency or hypovitaminosis A, which particularly affects pet birds that eat only seeds.
URL:http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/vitamina.htm
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