Infectious Diseases Websites

Describes the most common fungal infection in birds. Short discussion of the disease, particularly in parrots.

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.

Also known as chlamydiosis or chlamydia which can be passed from bird to human. Discusses transmission, diagnosis, and treatment of this dangerous disease.

Article discusses the symptoms, control, and treatment of what is also known as parrot fever, ornithosis, or chlamydiosis in birds.

Provides an index to a variety of avian diseases such as bacterial, mycotic, parasitic, and viral.

Doctor discusses this bacterial infection commonly known as psittacosis and contagious between psittacine species.

Formerly known as megabacteria, it grows in a narrow zone of the stomach and can infect poultry, companion, and wild birds.

Describes the viral infection that many species of birds are susceptible to.

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.

Information on this disease caused by the yeast Candida albicans, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Factsheet on this disease of wetland birds caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida.

Information and news on this disease in wild bird populations, provided by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.

Article by Rebecca Sweat addresses bacterial infections and aspergillosis.