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isolation and identification of psittacid herpesvirus 1 from imported psittacines in south africa.	acute deaths occurred in 47 out of a total of 131 imported psittacine birds whilst in quarantine. few and non-specific clinical signs were seen during the course of the disease outbreak, but gross pathology revealed severe hepatomegaly and splenomegaly. a herpes virus was isolated from liver and spleen material taken from 2 birds, an amazon (amazona aestiva aestiva) and a yellow-collared macaw (ara auricollis). identification procedures included virus neutralisation tests carried out in chicken ...	1992	1323676
[detection of psittacid herpesvirus 1 in amazon parrots with cloacal papilloma (internal papillomatosis of parrots, ipp) in an aviary of different psittacine species].	amazon parrots (amazona aestiva aestiva;amazona ochrocephala, n=6) from an aviary with different psittacine species (n=100) were submitted to the clinic for pet animals, reptiles, pet- and wild birds with the clinical picture ofa cloacal prolaps. the cloacal mucosa showed papillomas, and internal papillomatosis of parrots (ipp) was suspected. hepatomegaly was detected in the radiographs of the clinically diseased amazon parrots, indicating the involvement of the liver in the disease process. the ...	2008	19113029