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Chlamydia psittaci is an established zoonotic agent causing respiratory disease in humans. An infection often remains asymptomatic but can also result in flu-like illness, pneumonia or even multi-organ failure.
Sophie Missault +6 more
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The result of maintenance therapy with rituximab in extra nodal lymphoma
Maintenance treatment with rituximab can increase the survival of patients. Abstract Objective Maintenance treatment with rituximab has been used in some nodal lymphomas, such as follicular and diffuse large cell lymphoma. The aim of this study was to evaluate the survival of extra nodal lymphoma patients under maintenance treatment.
Mozaffar Aznab +4 more
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Animal sources for zoonotic transmission of psittacosis: a systematic review
Background Human psittacosis, caused by Chlamydia (C.) psittaci, is likely underdiagnosed and underreported, since tests for C. psittaci are often not included in routine microbiological diagnostics. Source tracing traditionally focuses on psittacine pet
Lenny Hogerwerf +4 more
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Pandemic Prevention Paradigms: Understanding Global Health Governance
One Health is an emerging area of integrative studies and interventions aimed at preventing zoonotic diseases by addressing human, animal, and environmental interactions. A fundamental aspect of the concept is understanding how these interactions influence health outcomes among humans, animals, and ecosystems. Developed initially to respond to the need
Soheil Sadr +10 more
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Probable Psittacosis Outbreak Linked to Wild Birds
In autumn 2002, an outbreak of probable psittacosis occurred among residents of the Blue Mountains district, Australia. We conducted a case-control study to determine independent risk factors for psittacosis by comparing exposures between hospitalized ...
Barbara L. Telfer +8 more
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Prolonged Fever in Children: An Inpatient Diagnostic Framework for Infections in Australia
ABSTRACT There are many causes of fever in children, ranging from common and self‐limiting to serious and life threatening. Careful assessment of children with prolonged fever without an obvious or identified source requires detailed history and examination with consideration of infections unique to the specific geographical region and individual ...
Heshani Rupasinghe +3 more
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Laboratory methods for case finding in human psittacosis outbreaks: a systematic review
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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Tropical cities as windows into the ecosystems of our present and future
We propose an agenda for moving the field of tropical urban ecology forward through an interdisciplinary lens that synthesizes recent advances in both urban ecology and tropical biology. Specifically, advances and development in community science, Earth observation, environmental justice, One Health, and land sparing/sharing strategies could lead to ...
Timothy C. Bonebrake +15 more
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A Case Report of Chlamydia psittaci Infective Endocarditis Complicated With Pneumonia
Psittacosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Chlamydia psittaci and is commonly found in birds and poultry. Human infection is uncommon, and most cases are sporadic. Infection of extrapulmonary organs by Chlamydia psittaci is extremely rare. A rare case of infective endocarditis complicated by pneumonia caused by Chlamydia psittaci was reported, which ...
Dongmei Zhao +4 more
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