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	House Finch Disease Survey - http://www.birds.cornell.edu/hofi/ Monitors the occurrence of mycoplasmal conjunctivitis, a disease that affects House Finches and other wild bird species in the United States and Canada. Describes the disease and how to recognize it.
	Mycoplasmal Conjunctivitis in Wild Songbirds: The Spread of a New Contagious Disease in a Mobile Host Population - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol3no1/fischer2.htm Report about the disease, particularly affecting House Finches.
	Disease Factsheet: Paramyxovirus in Pigeons - http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/diseases/notifiable/pigeons/index.htm Information from DEFRA on this notifiable disease, its clinical signs, factors which can lead to its spread, what to do if the disease is suspected and vaccination.
	Merck Veterinary Manual: Caged Birds - http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/index.jsp?cfile=htm/bc/toc_170300.htm Provides an index to a variety of avian diseases such as bacterial, mycotic, parasitic, and viral.
	Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PS019 Describes types of diseases that do not pose a serious threat, but that pet and poultry owners should be aware of.

	Understanding Psittacosis - http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/psittacosis.htm Article discusses the symptoms, control, and treatment of what is also known as parrot fever, ornithosis, or chlamydiosis in birds.
	Improved Aviculture Management May Prevent Candidiasis in Birds - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM031 Provides detail on Candida albicans, a fungus that can grow uncontrollably and impair respiration and feeding. Discusses management of this condition and the treatment for it.
	Aspergillosis - http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/aspergil.htm Describes the most common fungal infection in birds. Short discussion of the disease, particularly in parrots.
	Avian Diseases Reading Room - http://www.cockatiels.org/articles/Diseases/avianDiseases.html Covers allergic alveolitis, heavy metal poisoning, polyoma virus, salmonella, e coli, and exotic newcastle disease. By the National Cockatiel Society.
	Avian Infectious Diseases - http://www.santaclarapethospital.com/722698.html Lists the most common agents of disease seen in pet birds including viral, bacterial, and fungal.

	Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease - http://www.parrotsociety.org.au/articles/art_007.htm Article by a veterinarian about the viral disease that can affect all psittacine birds. Includes photos and links to related content.
	Psittacosis - http://www.birdsnways.com/articles/psittico.htm Also known as chlamydiosis or chlamydia which can be passed from bird to human. Discusses transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of this dangerous disease.
	Avian Tuberculosis - http://www.internationalparrotletsociety.org/aviantb.html Article by a veterinarian on this serious problem that could affect both people and flocks of birds. Discusses diagnosis and treatment.
	Avian Pox - http://www.unbc.ca/nlui/wildlife_diseases_bc/avian_pox.htm Learn more about this disease of the skin caused by infection with the avipoxvirus group of viruses. Can spread at bird feeders and through migratory flyways.
	Avian Gastric Yeast - http://exoticpetvet.net/avian/yeast.html Formerly known as megabacteria, it grows in a narrow zone of the stomach and can infect poultry, companion, and wild birds.

	Avian Chlamydiosis - http://www.oie.int/eng/normes/mmanual/A_00105.htm Information on this bacterial disease, also called ornithosis in poultry and wildfowl, caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, and the diagnostic techniques used for identification of the agent.
	House Finch Conjuctivitis - http://filebox.vt.edu/users/reallen/Thesis.html Questions and answers about this condition. Contains photographs. From Pennsylvania Wildlife Series.
	Chlamydia Psittaci: (Parrot Fever) Infection in Companion Birds - http://www.parrottalk.com/chamydia-psittaci.htm Doctor discusses this bacterial infection commonly known as psittacosis and contagious between psittacine species.
	Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease Today - http://exoticpetvet.net/avian/pbfd.html Describes the viral infection that many species of birds are susceptible to.
	PetPlace.com - Pacheco's Disease - http://www.petplace.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=507 Caused by a group of psittacine herpesviruses. Article includes an overview, what to watch for, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

	Effective Treatments for Common Avian Parasites - http://www.vetpracticenews.com/vpn/detail.aspx?aid=11369&cid=3874&category= Veterinary article that covers mites, giardia, roundworms, tapeworms, trichomoniasis, and coccidian parasites.
	Veterinary Practice News - Treatments Recommended For Avian Respiratory Problems - http://www.vetpracticenews.com/vpn/detail.aspx?aid=14242&cid=3874&category= Article addresses bacterial infections and aspergillosis.
	Candidiasis: Yeast Infections in Birds - http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1829&articleid=3090 Information on this disease caused by the yeast Candida albicans, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

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