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COMMON BIRDS, COMMON PATHOGENS

Table 1

	Budgerigar	Cockatiel	Cockatoo Spp.	Lorikeet	Canary/ Finch
Megabacteria	Very common	Seen in young unwell birds	Uncommon (unless with PBFD)	Uncommon	Common
Giardia/ Cochlosoma	Occasional	Very common	Rare	Rare	Cochlosoma in young birds
Trichomonads	Common	Uncommon unless kept with budgies	Rare	Rare	Occasional
PBFD (Beak & Feather)	Common	Very rare	Very common	Common (may be carriers)	None
Polyomavirus	Common	Common	Occasional	Occasional	Common
Chlamydophila (Psittacosis)	Occasional	Very common	Occasional	Occasional	Occasional
Coccidia	Common	Rare	Occasional	Common	Occasional
Roundworm	Occasional	Common	Occasional	Rare	Occasional
Tapeworm	Rare	Rare	Occasional	Rare	Occasional

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