chlamydiosis


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Related to chlamydiosis: parrot fever, Avian chlamydiosis

chlamydiosis

 [klah-mid″e-o´sis]
any infection or disease caused by Chlamydia.

chla·myd·i·o·sis

(klă-mid'ē-ō'sis),
General term for diseases caused by Chlamydia and Chlamydophila species.
See also: ornithosis, psittacosis, Chlamydia.

chlamydiosis

/chla·myd·i·o·sis/ (klah-mid″e-o´sis) any infection or disease caused by Chlamydia.

chlamydiosis

Medspeak
A generic term for any infection by and of the Chlamydia species. In humans, the plain English Chlamydia infection is generally preferred.

Veterinary medicine
(1) Enzootic abortion of ewes, see there.
(2) Psittacosis.

chla·myd·i·o·sis

(klă-mid'ē-ō'sis)
General term for diseases caused by Chlamydia species.
See also: ornithosis, psittacosis

Chlamydiosis, psittacosis, or ornithosis

Other names for parrot fever in humans.
Mentioned in: Parrot Fever

chlamydiosis

any disease or infection caused by members of the family Chlamydiaceae; takes many forms including: psittacosis and ornithosis in birds, placentopathy manifested by abortion in enzootic abortion of ewes, sporadic bovine encephalomyelitis, pneumonitis in all species except pig, conjunctivitis in sheep, cats and laboratory rodents, polyarthritis in sheep, cattle, horse, enteritis in cattle and lagomorphs, and septicemia in epizootic chlamydiosis in lagomorphs.
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103) When clinical signs of avian chlamydiosis are apparent, they are nonspecific, may be subtle, and can include any or all of the following: lethargy, anorexia, ruffled feathers, conjunctivitis, ocular or nasal discharge or other clinical signs consistent with upper respiratory disease, diarrhea, and signs of liver disease such as excretion of green to yellow-green urates.
Compendium of measures to control Chlamydia psittaci infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds (Avian Chlamydiosis), 2017
Birds with avian chlamydiosis either present with acute disease (upper respiratory signs, anorexia, lethargy, and green feces), chronic disease (sick, unthrifty bird with poor feather coat), or as an asymptomatic chronic carrier (appear normal with no signs of disease).
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Thus, chlamydiosis is considered one of the most important zoonosis transmitted by wild birds.
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Infections include chlamydiosis, toxoplasmosis and listeriosis, which are common causes of abortion in ewes, and Q fever, which may occasionally cause ewes to abort but which can also be spread via the birth fluids of animals (not just sheep) that have no clinical signs of dise ase.
Avoid sheep if you're pregnant
Pregnant women should be aware of the potential risk to themselves and their unborn child of infections including chlamydiosis or enzootic abortion of ewes, toxoplasmosis and listeriosis, and are advised not to help to lamb or milk ewes, avoid contact with aborted or new-born lambs or the afterbirth and avoid handling anything that has come into contact with ewes or lambs.
Pregnant women lambing warning
They include chlamydiosis (enzootic abortion of ewes,EAE), toxoplasmosis and listeriosis, which are common causes of abortion in ewes.
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Infection with Chlamydia psittaci, often referred to as avian chlamydiosis (AC), is an important cause of systemic illness in companion birds (i.
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Chlamydiosis, another infection that blocks the fallopian tubes, is just as prevalent.
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Per owner request, a swab of the conjunctiva, choana, and cloaca, along with whole blood, were submitted to the University of Georgia Infectious Disease Laboratory for chlamydiosis testing via polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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