Properties of Paramyxovirus Isolated from Budgerigars with an Acute Fatal Disease

Detection of avian paramyxoviruses and influenza viruses amongst wild bird populations in Victoria

“…3 In contrast, APMV-4 to APMV-9 are nonpathogenic viruses, with the exception of APMV-5 which has caused fatal disease in budgerigars and APMV-6 and APMV-7 can having caused mild disease in turkeys. [6][7][8][9] Information on the prevalence of APMVs in Australian wild birds is limited and reported to vary from 0.04 to 7% in nonaquatic and aquatic birds respectively. 10,11 APMV isolates from wild birds including migratory waterfowl and other aquatic birds are usually avirulent and similar to asymptomatic pathotype viruses.…”

Complete Genome Sequence of the Avian Paramyxovirus Serotype 5 Strain APMV-5/budgerigar/Japan/TI/75

“…In 1974, an acute fatal disease affecting caged budgerigars was reported in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, and an avian paramyxovirus (APMV) classified in the fifth serogroup of APMV, namely, strain APMV-5/budgerigar/Japan/Kunitachi/74 (Kunitachi), was isolated from a dead budgerigar ( 1 ). In 1975, similar diseases affecting budgerigars were reported throughout Japan, and a paramyxovirus, strain APMV-5/budgerigar/Japan/TI/75 (TI), was isolated from a dead budgerigar ( 2 ). To date, there are only four reports in the world on APMV-5 infections ( 3 , 4 ).…”