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Psittacosis Outbreak in Europe: A Concern for Public Health [PDF]
The Clinical Respiratory JournalThe Clinical Respiratory Journal, Volume 19, Issue 3, March 2025.
Salomon Izere +2 more
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Global prevalence of psittacosis in outbreaks: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Psittacosis is a globally underappreciated and frequently undiagnosed zoonotic disease, and it is often difficult to determine the number of individuals exposed to Chlamydia psittaci.
Yu Sheng +4 more
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Zoonotic potential of Chlamydia psittaci—a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe causative agent of chlamydiosis/psittacosis, the obligatory intracellular bacterium C. psittaci, infects various species of birds and humans. Infected birds occasionally excrete the pathogen through the respiratory and digestive systems, with nasal ...
Danijela Horvatek Tomić +4 more
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Epidemiological features and risk factors of human psittacosis in Hangzhou City, eastern China [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and risk factors associated with human psittacosis in Hangzhou city, eastern China.MethodsThe human psittacosis data from 2021 to 2024 were obtained from the China information ...
Zhou Sun +6 more
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Analysis of Clinical Characteristics and Severe Factors of 47 Cases of Psittacosis [PDF]
Infection and Drug ResistanceQuan Zhou,1,2 Chunlin Cai,1 Minzhen Chen2 1Department of Hospital Infection Management, The Affiliated Changsha Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of ...
Zhou Q, Cai C, Chen M
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by Chlamydia psittaci: a case report and literature review [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundPsittacosis is a zoonotic disease with a low incidence rate and a lack of specificity in clinical manifestations, making it prone to be missed, misdiagnosed, and even cause delayed treatment for patients. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (
Yan Zhou +8 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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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
Lei Wang, MMSc +2 more
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Microbiology Spectrum, 2022 Psittacosis is an uncommon disease which mainly presents as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). We aim to apply metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) as a promising tool in the diagnosis of psittacosis pneumonia and to describe its clinical ...
Junli Tang +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Background Psittacosis pneumonia is a community-acquired pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci. It is usually under-diagnosed due to its atypical clinical presentation and lack of routine laboratory tests.
Xiaoying Li +7 more
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