Detection of Avian polyomavirus (Avian Polyomavirus, APV ou encore Budgerigar Fledgling Disease Virus) by real-time PCR.
Test indications
- Diagnosis of the " French moult» in parakeets.
- Diagnosis of polyomavirus infection in case of sudden mortality of young Psittaciformes.
- Diagnostic of an inapparent polyomavirus infection in a bird (healthy carrier animal).
- Evaluation you epidemiological risk (highlighting viral circulation in livestock).
- Evaluation of the environmental contamination (cage, aviary, etc.).
Test characteristics
- Real-time PCR
- Detection threshold
- Quantitative analysis (on request, Contact Us)
Samples to be taken
- Bird sick:
- vivant alone or in a group: EDTA whole blood (+ follicle of an abnormal young feather with pulp if plumage disorders)
- Bird asymptomatic:
- living in community:
- whole blood EDTA for determination of individual status
- surface swab per batch of animals (cage walls, dust, feathers, etc.): contamination of the environment of one (or more) bird(s)
- living alone: sang total EDTA
- living in community:
Interpretation of the result
- Positive : Compatible avec une "mue française" ou du portage asymptomatique. Contamination de l’environnement (écouvillons de surface)
- Positive at the limit of detection or low/very low viral load : Compatible with healthy carriage, an early infection or with environmental contamination of the biological sample
- Negative : Absence of Polyomavirus or quantity of virus below the detection threshold of the test.
Do not hesitate to Contact Us for an interpretation of the quantitative result