Detection and identification of
BMC Veterinary Research, 2012 Background Psittacosis, an avian disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, can manifest as an acute, protracted, or chronic illness, but can also be asymptomatic. C.
Piasecki Tomasz +2 more
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Respiratory Research, 2008 Background Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) in horses is a naturally occurring dust-induced disease mainly characterized by bronchiolitis which shows histological and pathophysiological similarities to human chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 Chlamydophila psittaci was detected in 10% of 431 fulmars examined from the Faroe Islands. Analysis of ompA showed a sequence almost identical to that of the type strain. The origin of C. psittaci outbreaks in fulmars is discussed.
Björn Herrmann +5 more
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Serosurvey of selected avian pathogens in brazilian commercial Rheas (Rhea americana) and Ostriches (Struthio camelus) [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science, 2009 Ratite farming of has expanded worldwide. Due to the intensive farming methods used by ratite producers, preventive medicine practices should be established.
OC de Freitas Neto +5 more
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Chlamydophila psittaci pneumonia followed by lower gastrointestinal ischemic necrosis: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundPsittacosis, also known as parrot fever, is an uncommon infectious disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci (C. psittaci). While C. psittaci infections are usually not life-threatening, the pathogenesis and associated complications are not yet ...
Shifeng Shao +3 more
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Detection of Chlamydophila psittaci from pigeons by polymerase chain reaction in Ahvaz [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2015 Background and Objective: Chlamydophila psittaci is a lethal bacterium that causes endemic avian chlamydiosis, and respiratory psittacosis. Laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydophila psittaci is difficult by culture.
Masoud Ghorbanpoor +3 more
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Genotyping of Chlamydophila psittaci in Human Samples [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006 Chlamydophila (formerly Chlamydia) psittaci genotypes A, B, C, and a new genotype most similar to the 6BC type strain were found in 10 humans with psittacosis by outer membrane protein A gene sequencing.
Edou R. Heddema +4 more
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The therapeutic efficacy of neem (Azadirecta indica) leaf extract against coinfection with Chlamydophila psittaci and low pathogenic avian influenza virus H9N2 in broiler chickens [PDF]
Poultry Science: Avian chlamydiosis is a serious avian infection that carries a significant zoonotic danger to the poultry industry. The respiratory co-infections caused by the low pathogenic avian influenza virus H9N2 (LPAIV H9N2) also cause significant financial ...
Ahmed M.E. Hegazy +11 more
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High frequency of chlamydial co-infections in clinically healthy sheep flocks [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2011 Background The epidemiological situation of ovine chlamydial infections in continental Europe, especially Germany is poorly characterised. Using the German state of Thuringia as a model example, the chlamydial sero- and antigen prevalence was estimated ...
Sachse Konrad +7 more
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A novel psittacine adenovirus identified during an outbreak of avian chlamydiosis and human psittacosis: zoonosis associated with virus-bacterium coinfection in birds. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Chlamydophila psittaci is found worldwide, but is particularly common among psittacine birds in tropical and subtropical regions. While investigating a human psittacosis outbreak that was associated with avian chlamydiosis in Hong Kong, we identified a ...
Kelvin K W To +14 more
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