HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF CAPTIVE PSITTACINE SPECIES IN PRERELEASE PROGRAMS AT COSTA RICAN RESCUE CENTERS
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DOI: 10.1638/2016-0259r.1
Abstract: Abstract With stricter laws regulating the capture and possession of wild animals in Costa Rica, local wildlife-rescue centers have been overwhelmed by an influx of confiscated or relinquished illegal pets, specifically of psittacine species. As… read more here.
Keywords: health assessment; psittacine species; costa rican; rescue centers ... See more keywords
West Nile Virus and Usutu Virus: A Post-Mortem Monitoring Study in Wild Birds from Rescue Centers, Central Italy
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DOI: 10.3390/v14091994
Abstract: West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) are mosquito-borne flaviviruses that have been associated with neurological diseases in humans and wild birds. Wild bird rescue centers are potential significant hot spots for avian infection… read more here.
Keywords: wild birds; west nile; virus; study ... See more keywords