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.

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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

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Chlamydiosis, psittacosis, or ornithosis

Other names for parrot fever in humans.

Mentioned in: Parrot Fever

References in periodicals archive ?

Most swab samples were collected from cockatiels (N hollandicus) with a high detection rate of chlamydiosis. In symptomatic birds, the highest prevalence rate of chlamydial infection was diagnosed in Alexandrine parakeets (P eupatria; 40%) in asymptomatic birds, highest prevalence rates were in ring-necked parakeets (P kramerr, 45.5%) and also in orange-winged Amazon parrots (Amazona amazonica; 100%, 1 positive of 1 sample collection).

Detection of Chlamydia psittaci Genotypes Among Birds in Northeast Iran

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).

Chapter 3 Bacterial zoonoses

Detection of chlamydiosis in a shipment of pet birds, leading to recognition of an outbreak of clinically mild psittacosis in humans.

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The immunization protects against chlamydiosis and other common infectious diseases.

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Other causes included musculoskeletal disorders in emus (particularly hand-reared) and rheas; trauma in neonate ostriches, mainly due to crushing by parents; leg deformities in emu chicks and juveniles; general sepsis in hand-reared ratite chicks due to a chlamydiosis outbreaks (1989-1990); trauma by conspecifics in subadult ostriches and emus; stress myopathy in subadult rheas, particularly after introduction to a new enclosure; evisceration inflicted by herbivorous enclosure mates on adult male ostriches; fatal peritonitis following salpingitis in adult female ostriches; and death associated with ocular disorder in adult male emus.

Retrospective study of mortality in captive Struthioniformes in a French zoo (1974-2015)

The cat was regularly vaccinated for common feline diseases (feline panleukopenia, rhinhotracheitis, calicivirosis, and chlamydiosis) and showed negative test results for retroviral infections.

Novel Orthopoxvirus and Lethal Disease in Cat, Italy

Humans, on the other hand, can be affected with psittacosis or chlamydiosis. Having this kind of infections are hard to detect since psittacosis will present as non-specific clinical signs such as depression, anorexia, and bright green urates in birds.

Determination of hematological and serum biochemical values and detection of Chlamydophila psittaci antibodies in captive hornbills at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center

If our results obtained in cultured cells have some equivalence to in vivo systems, the addition of RESV to antibiotic regimens may hold some promise for treatment of chlamydiosis.

Resveratrol Inhibits Propagation of Chlamydia trachomatis in McCoy Cells

Ovine chlamydiosis. In: Manual of standards for diagnostic tests and vaccines.

Clinical signs and occurrence of antibodies anti-Chlamydophila abortus in ovines of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais/Sinais clinicos e ocorrencia de anticorpos anti-Chlamydophila abortus em ovinos de Sao Paulo e Minas Gerais

The other 8 (17.5%) additionally to the above specified infections were infected with the third one (chlamydiosis, ureaplasmosis, mycoplasmosis).