"Bird Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Diseases of birds not considered poultry, therefore usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. The concept is differentiated from POULTRY DISEASES which is for birds raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption, and usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D001715
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C22.131
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| Concept/Terms |
Bird Diseases- Bird Diseases
- Bird Disease
- Disease, Bird
- Diseases, Bird
- Avian Diseases
- Avian Disease
- Disease, Avian
- Diseases, Avian
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bird Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Safety and immunogenicity of a novel psittacine beak and feather disease vaccine and optimisation of a thermostable spray-dried formulation. Vaccine. 2026 Jan 01; 69:127989.
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Australasian Pigeon Circoviruses Demonstrate Natural Spillover Infection. Viruses. 2023 09 29; 15(10).
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Lipoidal corneal degeneration in aged falcons. Vet Ophthalmol. 2018 Jul; 21(4):332-338.
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Chewing Lice of Swan Geese (Anser cygnoides): New Host-Parasite Associations. Korean J Parasitol. 2016 Oct; 54(5):685-691.
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Evolution of circoviruses in lorikeets lags behind its hosts. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2016 07; 100:281-291.
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Phylogeny of beak and feather disease virus in cockatoos demonstrates host generalism and multiple-variant infections within Psittaciformes. Virology. 2014 Jul; 460-461:72-82.
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Extensive recombination detected among beak and feather disease virus isolates from breeding facilities in Poland. J Gen Virol. 2013 May; 94(Pt 5):1086-1095.
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Retinal dysplasia in a hybrid falcon. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1985 Dec 01; 187(11):1208-9.
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Partial upper eyelid agenesis in a peregrine falcon. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1985 Dec 01; 187(11):1207.
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Lens extraction by phacoemulsification in two raptors. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1984 Dec 01; 185(11):1403-6.