Avian chlamydiosis

An illness in pet birds and poultry caused by Chlamydia psittaci. It is also known as parrot fever in birds.

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Avian chlamydiosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci.

Determination of the hematological values and detection of Chlamydophila psittaci antibodies in captive Palawan Hill Mynah at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center

This compendium provides information about psittacosis and avian chlamydiosis to public health officials, physicians, veterinarians, the pet bird industry, and others concerned with controlling these diseases and protecting public health.

Compendium of measures to control Chlamydia psittaci infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds (Avian Chlamydiosis), 2017

Infection with Chlamydia psittaci, often referred to as avian chlamydiosis (AC), is an important cause of systemic illness in companion birds (i.

Compendium of psittacosis (chlamydiosis) control, 1997

Results of avian chlamydiosis testing via PCR were negative.

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Performance characteristics of diagnostic tests for avian chlamydiosis.

C. psittaci infection: a review with emphasis in psittacines/Infeccao por C. psittaci: uma revisao com enfase em psitacideos

The bacterium also causes avian chlamydiosis, a disease reported in psittacine birds such as parrots, cockatiels, and parakeets (1-3).

Probable psittacosis outbreak linked to wild birds

The bird returned for re-examination 3 months after discontinuation of doxycycline and 6 months after the initial diagnosis with no external clinical signs of avian chlamydiosis or liver disease.

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In this study, specific molecular identification of avian chlamydiosis was performed using a nested PCR on liver tissues, as well as choanal and cloacal swab samples, confirming the presence of Chlamydia psittaci in all of them.

Avian Dis.: First identification of Chlamydia psittaci in the acute illness and death of endemic and endangered psittacine birds in Mexico

Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) are popular companion birds and have been implicated in avian chlamydiosis outbreaks, which affect both birds and people.

Assessment of plasma concentrations and potential adverse effects of doxycycline in cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) fed a medicated pelleted diet

In 1999, the US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, conducted a diagnostic investigation into a water bird mortality event involving intoxication with avian botulism type C and infection with avian chlamydiosis at the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Montana, USA.

Avian botulism and avian chlamydiosis in wild water birds, Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

Key words: avian chlamydiosis, dermatitis, keratoconjunctivitis, Chlamydophila psittaci, doxycycline, avian, Magellanic penguins, Spheniscus magellanicus

An Outbreak of Chlamydophila psittaci in an outdoor colony of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus)

The strong association between the start of the treatment for avian chlamydiosis and the stop of the mortality suggests that other pathogens (in this case, Chlarnydophila) need to be present for this reovirus to cause mortality in budgerigars.

Mixed infection with reovirus and Chlamydophila in a flock of budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus)