livingart Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3514481 ... ve-parrots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ras Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 That is sad to hear.. be interested to see what the results of the test on the 123 Kakapo are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Oh no! That is horrible news. They say it is incurable.... how come people claim to have treated budgies with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Oh no! That is horrible news. They say it is incurable.... how come people claim to have treated budgies with it? There isn't really any treatment other than just trying to keep the bird otherwise healthy and hope they manage to fight it off on their own or don't show symptoms. I think it's like a lot of viruses, you can be healthy until some kind of stress weakens your immune system then it hits you. Kinda like herpes if it made you get a horribly deformed face and all your skin fall off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 That's really sad... makes me think twice about random birds interacting with Rusty etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 thought all you bird guys would have known about PBFD wasn't here until some people smuggled some birds in from aussie a few years ago and then people moan about our strict bio security can be passed on by handling or walking around an infected bird then walking into your shop or home the word is, claim, to have treated budgies look for birds with overgrown of flaky beaks and toenails and no flight or tail feathers there was a few expensive birds in auckland sold for cheap a few years back came out of infected aviaries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Know about and seen birds with PBFD but never thought of the after effects.. if its a virus, then its host specific.. so can it be carried by humans? any effect for human beings? it is truly sad to see a native species on the brink of extinction, being effected by a disease it would normally never have encountered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 it is truly sad to see a native species on the brink of extinction, being effected by a disease it would normally never have encountered. where man and the environment are concerned nothing is normal :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 if its a virus, then its host specific.. so can it be carried by humans? any effect for human beings? Humans aren't carriers but it can survive on your skin and on contaminated surfaces for a while. I vaguely remember hearing that contaminated surfaces can still infect birds for up to 2 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 i think that is correct ira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 What a shame. I was in on a study in California almost a decade ago where we were trialling a vaccine. I suspect it won't be too long before one is available, but will it be in time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I was in on a study in California almost a decade ago where we were trialling a vaccine. I suspect it won't be too long before one is available, but will it be in time? was it a cure or a preventative? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 Vaccines are a preventative measure. They are basically small doses of selected inactivated bacteria or viruses which cause specific diseases and by introducing them to the body in a small amount they stimulate the production of antibodies. It is these antibodies that act as a special army against that particular pathogen so that if the body is ever exposed again, the army recognises it immediately and is poised and ready to fight it off. I hope I explained that in a way that makes sense. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 is that what happened to LA`s hair?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 is that what happened to LA`s hair?? no i kept on missing with the facepalm and hitting the top of my head you can't grow much on a busy highway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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