Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD) is a wasting type disease that can affect and is fatal in captive and free-ranging birds; especially young birds. This disease was first recognized in 1971 and since then has been seen in many species including cockatoos, conures, grey parrots, cockatiels, Eclectus parrots, thick billed Amazons, Blue fronted Amazons, and budgies, as well as macaws. This disease is thought to be caused by a virus and can be passed on to other birds, but not humans. It is also known as Proventricular Dilatation Syndrome, Neuropathic Gastric Dilatation, or Macaw Wasting Disease.
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- Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD) Viral disease originally called macaw wasting syndrome, psittacine wasting syndrome, or neuropathic gastric dilation. Can occur in any psittacine.
- Proventricular Dilation Disease: What's New Article from the Canadian Parrot Symposium. Describes their findings and conditions that might mimic PDD.
- Fighting PDD Personal page that discusses the author's strategies for dealing with proventricular dilatation disease.
- Old World Aviaries: Resolution of Clinical Proventricular Dilatation Disease by Cycloogenase 2 Inhibition Report that highlights important research advancements into the cause and nature of PDD (Myenteric Ganglioneuritis, or Macaw Wasting Disease) in pet birds.
- Transmission and Virus of Proventricular Dilatation Disease Study documents experimental transmission of PDD to susceptible birds following inoculation with clarified tissue homogenates from birds with the disease.
- Peripheral Neuritis in Psittacine Birds with Proventricular Dilatation Disease Study to evaluate the extent of central nervous system and peripheral nervous system involvement in birds with PDD. From Avian Pathology.