Estimating the Incubation Period Distribution of Psittacosis: A Retrospective Observational Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Human psittacosis is a zoonotic disease mainly transmitted by contact with birds. However, the recently identified potential human‐to‐human transmission indicated an emerging threat of this disease.
Zhe Wang +8 more
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Gestational psittacosis causes severe pneumonia and miscarriage: A case report and literature review
Radiology Case Reports, 2023 Psittacosis is an uncommon zoonotic illness, and gestational psittacosis is even rarer. The clinical signs and symptoms of psittacosis are varied, often overlooked, and swiftly identified by metagenomic next-generation sequencing. We recorded the case of
Yuchen Qi
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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, Hanghang Wang
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Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease
Pathogens, 2023 The bacterial agent Chlamydia psittaci, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general. C.
Zygmunt F Dembek
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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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Psittacosis in Focus: A Review Addressing the Risks and Management Challenges in Outbreak Scenarios
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aim Psittacosis is a zoonotic disease that mostly affects birds and can infect people. It causes respiratory ailments that can be minor or severe. The disease's importance to public health is shown by the fact that it has been connected to
Himel Ghosh +3 more
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Clinical features of endemic community-acquired psittacosis
New Microbes and New Infections, 2014 Following a large outbreak of community-acquired psittacosis in 2002 in residents of the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, we reviewed new cases in this area over a 7-year period from 2003 to 2009.
Tania Sorrell, D E Dwyer
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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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Successful azithromycin treatment of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia in second-trimester pregnancy resulting in term delivery: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyPsittacosis pneumonia is a zoonotic infection caused by Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci), primarily transmitted via contact with infected avian species.
Dan Zheng +10 more
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American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1930 Within the period of a year approximately 500 cases of psittacosis have been recorded. 1 The clinical picture of the disease has been recognized for at least fifty years, 2 and many of the recent cases have been carefully described. Furthermore, the literature has been excellently reviewed by a number of workers. 3 The reasons for reporting the present
ArthurB. Rosher, Frank Clayton
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