Pet Parrots

Domestic to Wild Disease Transmission in Birds?

I have to write an essay on an ecological issue related to birds and I wanted to research an avian disease, but I was wondering if there are any out there that are specifically transmitted from domestic pets (parrots, finches, etc) to a wild species, or maybe at least diseases that have become a problem due to the avian pet trade. Any suggestions?

Avian influenza mainly goes in the wrong direction ( wild to domestic ) but is interesting for humans too.

http://www.werc.usgs.gov/Project.aspx?ProjectID=40

And from domestic to wild is possible too

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:3KdDW95wh7IJ:www.landfood.ubc.ca/avian_research/documents/John%2520Robinson.ppt+%22Domestic+to+Wild%22+Disease+Transmission+in+Birds&hl=de&gl=de&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjOiirRVYQCVPCQjeqg_OIJ_lPLDygPchuFk-wCBFh7k4JJn5rTyJM3T86CKPd3KwPiwVPcR-Xuisz-d00Co4Hyt_BzlLWE-20_65FVMyZYNukszgacgKEmE9IkRGuVjHyXTjDD&sig=AHIEtbQXEBionGEBqPO7661F9seanDn5Gw

http://www.ddcommodities.com/dd/wbfipr.asp

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