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Describes the most common fungal infection in birds. Short discussion of the disease, particularly in parrots.
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Covers allergic alveolitis, heavy metal poisoning, polyoma virus, salmonella, e coli, and exotic newcastle disease. By the National Cockatiel Society.
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Describes types of diseases that do not pose a serious threat, but that pet and poultry owners should be aware of.
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Formerly known as megabacteria, it grows in a narrow zone of the stomach and can infect poultry, companion, and wild birds.
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Lists the most common agents of disease seen in pet birds including viral, bacterial, and fungal.
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Learn more about this disease of the skin caused by infection with the avipoxvirus group of viruses. Can spread at bird feeders and through migratory flyways.
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Article by a veterinarian on this serious problem that could affect both people and flocks of birds. Discusses diagnosis and treatment.
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Doctor discusses this bacterial infection commonly known as psittacosis and contagious between psittacine species.
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Veterinary article that covers mites, giardia, roundworms, tapeworms, trichomoniasis, and coccidian parasites.
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Questions and answers about this condition. Contains photographs. From Pennsylvania Wildlife Series.
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Monitors the occurrence of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a disease that affects House Finches and other wild bird species in the United States and Canada. Describes the disease and how to recognize it.
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Provides detail on Candida albicans, a fungus that can grow uncontrollably and impair respiration and feeding. Discusses management of this condition and the treatment for it.
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Provides an index to a variety of avian diseases such as bacterial, mycotic, parasitic, and viral.
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Report about the disease, particularly affecting House Finches.
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Caused by a group of psittacine herpesviruses. Article includes an overview, what to watch for, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
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Article by a veterinarian about the viral disease that can affect all psittacine birds. Includes photos and links to related content.
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Describes the viral infection that many species of birds are susceptible to.
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Also known as chlamydiosis or chlamydia which can be passed from bird to human. Discusses transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of this dangerous disease.
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Article discusses the symptoms, control, and treatment of what is also known as parrot fever, ornithosis, or chlamydiosis in birds.
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Article addresses bacterial infections and aspergillosis.
