Epidemiological characteristics of human psittacosis in Guangdong Province, China, 2019–2024 [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundPsittacosis is a non-statutory infectious disease and receives relatively low attention in China. Since 2019, the incidence of psittacosis in Guangdong Province has been continuously increasing.
Yali Zhuang +16 more
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Spatial analysis and prediction of psittacosis in Zhejiang Province, China, 2019–2024 [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundThe emergence of advanced diagnostic techniques and improved disease surveillance have led to increased recognition of psittacosis cases in recent years.
Zheyuan Ding +10 more
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Laboratory methods for case finding in human psittacosis outbreaks: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018 Background Psittacosis outbreak investigations require rapid identification of cases in order to trace possible sources and perform public health risk assessments.
Annelies A. Nieuwenhuizen +3 more
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Psittacosis, an Uninvited Guest [PDF]
Journal of Global Infectious DiseasesPsittacosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci. It commonly presents with flu-like symptoms and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The bacteria is transmitted from birds to humans. The most common bird is parrots.
Soma Dutta, Ujjwayini Ray
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A case of severe psittacosis pneumonia complicated by splenic infarction [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesClinical data Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia is a community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci. While severe cases may lead to critical conditions such as respiratory failure, splenic infarction is relatively uncommon.
Zhao Yu +3 more
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Case Report: Metagenomic next-generation sequencing applied in diagnosing psittacosis caused by Chlamydia psittaci infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 BackgroundChlamydia psittaci is the causative agent of psittacosis in humans, while its rapid identification is hampered due to the lack of specificity of laboratory testing methods.Case presentationThis study reports four cases of C.
Wan Xu +7 more
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Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2021 Chlamydia psittaci infection in humans, also known as psittacosis, is usually believed to be an uncommon disease which mainly presents as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). It is usually sporadic, but outbreaks of infection may occasionally occur.
Shengjin Li, Wanmei Tan
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with severe community-acquired pneumonia infected by Chlamydia psittaci [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumThe study aimed to describe the clinical features of psittacosis pneumonia and identify risk factors associated with severe psittacosis pneumonia. We retrospectively collected data from patients with psittacosis pneumonia, confirmed by metagenomic next ...
Tingting Xu +9 more
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An unusual presentation of a case of human psittacosis [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018 Background: Chlamydia psittaci is a gram-negative, obligate intracellular organism. Birds are the main reservoir, but also non-avian domestic animals and humans can be infected.
Yannick Vande Weygaerde +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 ...
Siddharth Sridhar, Kwok-Hung Chan
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