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|q1= What is the morphological diagnosis?
|q1= What is the morphological diagnosis?
|a1= Multifocal follicular and feather pulp haemorrhage.
|a1= Multifocal follicular and feather pulp haemorrhage.
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|l1=Polyomavirus#Clinical Signs
|q2= What is the aetiological agent?
|q2= What is the aetiological agent?
|a2= These haemorrhages, which can vary in severity, are typical of polyomavirus infection in young psittacines.
|a2= These haemorrhages, which can vary in severity, are typical of polyomavirus infection in young psittacines.
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|l2=Polyomavirus
|q3= What internal lesions would you expect?
|q3= What internal lesions would you expect?
|a3= Depending on the species of psittacine, there is hepatic enlargement and variable necrosis, and splenomegaly. Generalized serosal haemorrhages may be present and, in a few cases, intestinal necrosis and haemorrhage are noted.
|a3= Depending on the species of psittacine, there is hepatic enlargement and variable necrosis, and splenomegaly. Generalized serosal haemorrhages may be present and, in a few cases, intestinal necrosis and haemorrhage are noted.
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|l3=Polyomavirus#Diagnosis
|q4= How can a definitive diagnosis be made?
|q4= How can a definitive diagnosis be made?
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*Swabbing affected organs and submitting the swab for DNA probe testing is definitive, and, in cases with poorly developed lesions, may be the only way of making a positive diagnosis.
*Swabbing affected organs and submitting the swab for DNA probe testing is definitive, and, in cases with poorly developed lesions, may be the only way of making a positive diagnosis.
*Cloacal swabs may be assessed by PCR for the presence of polyomavirus.
*Cloacal swabs may be assessed by PCR for the presence of polyomavirus.
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|l4=Polyomavirus#Diagnosis
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