| compendium of measures to control chlamydophila psittaci (formerly chlamydia psittaci) infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds, 2005. | psittacosis, also known as parrot fever and ornithosis, is a bacterial infection of humans that can cause severe pneumonia and other serious health problems. it is caused by chlamydophila psittaci, formerly known as chlamydia psittaci. from 1988 through 2003, 935 human cases of psittacosis were reported to the cdc and most resulted from exposure to infected pet birds, usually cockatiels, parakeets, parrots, and macaws. in birds, c. psittaci infection is referred to as avian chlamydiosis. infecte ... | 2005 | 15742693 |
| enigmatic psittacine chlamydiosis: results of serotesting and isolation attempts, 1978 through 1983, and considerations for the future. | from 1978 through 1983, chlamydiosis was diagnosed by isolation of chlamydia psittaci from various types of psittacine birds. the organism was isolated from 126 (30.4%) of 414 tissue specimens, with the percentages ranging from 12.5% (budgerigars) to 42.8% (cockatiels), excluding 2 parakeets with 1 isolation (50%). from 1,035 cloacal swab/feces specimens, 51 (4.9%) isolations were made, ranging from 1.4% from african grays (1 of 70) to 27.8% from lovebirds (5 of 18). positive direct microscopic ... | 1985 | 3997621 |
| outbreak of psittacosis associated with a cockatiel. | | 1987 | 2888965 |
| serological cross-reactivity among chlamydial strains in a family outbreak of psittacosis. | three members of a family of nine persons contracted psittacosis with severe pneumonia, respiratory failure, delirium, hepatitis and renal involvement. a newly purchased cockatiel was probably the primary source of infection but person-to-person transmission is likely to have taken place between twin brothers who shared a bedroom, one of whom had no direct contact with birds. type-specific chlamydial serological tests identified the infecting agent as chlamydia psittaci. the highest titres in th ... | 1989 | 2674292 |
| intersectoral action for health: preventing psittacosis spread after one reported case. | zoonotic diseases are a significant health threat for humans and animals. to better understand the epidemiology, etiology, and pathology of infectious agents affecting humans and animals combined approaches are needed. here we describe an epidemiological investigation conducted by physicians and veterinarians after a reported case of psittacosis. upon admission suffering from respiratory distress syndrome in a hospital and with a history of bird contact, a female patient was serologically diagno ... | 2017 | 28554339 |
| comparison of pharyngeal, fecal, and cloacal samples for the isolation of chlamydia psittaci from experimentally infected cockatiels and turkeys. | direct comparisons were made of chlamydial isolation rates from pharyngeal swabs, fecal samples, and cloacal swabs from cockatiels and pharyngeal and cloacal swabs from turkeys experimentally infected with chlamydia psittaci. during pathogenesis studies, 133 paired specimens were collected from cockatiels and 118 paired specimens were collected from turkeys. of the 51 cockatiel chlamydial infections detected, 80.4% were positive by the pharyngeal swab sample, 45.1% were positive by the fecal swa ... | 1996 | 8953529 |
| zoonotic atypical pneumonia due to chlamydophila psittaci: first reported psittacosis case in taiwan. | human psittacosis caused by chlamydophila psittaci is one of the most common zoonotic atypical pneumonias featuring pulmonary as well as extrapulmonary infections. most of the cases involve avian contact history especially with psittacine birds. herein we report a 44-year-old male patient displaying atypical pneumonia symptoms of intermittent fever, dry cough, chest pain, dyspnea, headache, hepatitis, and hyponatremia. he had two sick cockatiels, one of which had died a month previously. a micro ... | 2013 | 23927984 |
| seroprevalence and genotype of chlamydia in pet parrots in china. | parrots are one of the most popular pet birds in china, and can harbour chlamydia which has significance for human and animal health. we investigated, by indirect haemagglutination assay, the seroprevalence of chlamydia infection in four species of parrots, namely budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus), lovebirds (agapornis sp.), cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicus) and alexandrine parakeets (psittacula eupatria) that were collected from weifang and beijing cities, north china and explored the asso ... | 2015 | 24588856 |
| fulminant psittacosis. | two patients died of psittacosis after presenting with generalised toxaemia, acute renal failure, and evidence of pancreatitis. death was attributed to the virulence of the chlamydial strain and the delay in antemortem diagnosis. in one case chlamydia psittaci was isolated from necropsy lung tissue. a third case of psittacosis suggested person-to-person or fomite spread, which is rarely reported. infection was acquired from an apparently healthy, imported and quarantined cockatiel. import restri ... | 1979 | 85004 |
| evaluating 21-day doxycycline and azithromycin treatments for experimental chlamydophila psittaci infection in cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicus). | to determine the efficacy of 21-day therapy with azithromycin and doxycycline in the treatment of experimental infection with chlamydophila psittaci in cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicus), 30 birds randomly assigned to 3 treatment groups and 1 control group were inoculated with c psittaci by combined intranasal and ocular routes. morbidity, mortality, and results of polymerase chain reaction testing confirmed that infection was successful. birds in group 1 (n = 8) received azithromycin at 40 mg/k ... | 2010 | 20496604 |
| an outbreak of psittacosis due to chlamydophila psittaci genotype a in a veterinary teaching hospital. | an outbreak of psittacosis in a veterinary teaching hospital was recognized in december 2004. outbreak management was instituted to evaluate the extent of the outbreak and to determine the avian source. real-time pcr, serologic testing and sequencing of the ompa gene of chlamydophila psittaci were performed. sputum samples from patients, throat-swab samples from exposed students and staff, and faecal specimens from parrots and pigeons were tested. in this outbreak, 34 % (10/29) of the tested ind ... | 2006 | 17030918 |
| psittacosis in the rsa. | patients usually provisionally diagnosed as having typhoid fever or pneumonia are regularly admitted to the rietfontein fever hospital suffering from psittacosis. the main symptoms are intense headache, chills and fever and an irritating non-productive cough. later most patients develop signs of pneumonitis most clearly seen on radiographic examination. an important clue to the diagnosis is a history of contact with birds, most often budgerigars and more recently cockatiels. the diagnosis may be ... | 1986 | 3704861 |
| assessment of plasma concentrations and potential adverse effects of doxycycline in cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicus) fed a medicated pelleted diet. | doxycycline hyclate was mixed with soybean oil and then added to a low-fat pelleted diet that contained approximately 2.4% fat, which produced a final diet that contained a calculated 6.4% fat and 300 mg doxycycline per kilogram of diet. the medicated diet was fed to 9 healthy adult cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicus) for 47 days; a control group of 6 birds received the identical diet without doxycycline. trough doxycycline plasma concentrations were measured 7 times during treatment and ranged f ... | 2013 | 24344509 |
| mixed infection with reovirus and chlamydophila in a flock of budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus). | eleven budgerigars (melopsittacus undulatus) from a zoological collection presented at necropsy with emaciation and splenomegaly or hepatomegaly or both. polymerase chain reaction assays performed on liver and spleen samples were positive for chlamydophila psittaci in 2 of 3 birds tested, and histologic findings in 2 additional birds were compatible with chlamydiosis. the aviary was subsequently closed to the public, and a 45-day treatment regimen with doxycycline in the seeds was initiated. no ... | 2010 | 21302762 |
| compendium of measures to control chlamydia psittaci infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds (avian chlamydiosis), 1998. center for disease control and prevention. | psittacosis -- also known as parrot disease, parrot fever, and ornithosiscan cause severe pneumonia and other serious health problems among humans. approximately 800 cases of psittacosis (infection with chlamydia psittaci) were reported to cdc from 1987 through 1996, and most resulted from exposure to pet birds, usually parrots, macaws, cockatiels, and parakeets. in birds, c. psittaci infection is referred to as avian chlamydiosis (ac). infected birds shed the bacteria through feces and nasal di ... | 1998 | 9671426 |
| [psittacosis (chlamydiosis) of birds and the necessity of government disease control]. | psittacosis--induced by chlamydia psittaci--occurs at present as individual cases but not any more as an endemic or epidemic disease. the diagnosis does not pose unsurmountable difficulties. the dominant sources of infection for men are--unlike in previous times--now budgerigars and cockatiels from domestic breeding sources but also--as far as it is known at all--different domestic mammals. a targeted therapy of diseases in humans and birds is successfully possible with chlortetracycline, doxycy ... | 1998 | 9710938 |
| epidemiologic and laboratory observations of chlamydia psittaci infection in pet birds. | psittacosis was diagnosed in 13 (24%) of 55 pet bird submissions in the first 3 months of 1983, compared with 18 (17%) of 103 in 1982, 4 (4.6%) of 87 in 1981, and 3 (8%) of 36 in 1980. the numbers and types of birds in which psittacosis was diagnosed were 2 of 47 budgerigars, 8 of 45 cockatiels , 3 of 11 small parrots ( lovebirds , conures ), 20 of 116 medium-sized parrots (african grays, amazons ), 2 of 21 macaws , and 3 of 21 cockatoos . thirty-nine percent of psittacosis-positive birds were r ... | 1984 | 6735859 |
| comparison of procedures to detect chlamydia psittaci antibodies in cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicus). | diagnostic serologic procedures for psittacine chlamydiosis were evaluated using experimentally inoculated cockatiels (nymphicus hollandicus). chlamydia psittaci was recovered from subjects on day 16 postinoculation. seroconversion was confirmed by the direct complement fixation (dcf) test. the blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was demonstrated to be the most sensitive of three serodiagnostic procedures evaluated from inoculation until day 24 postinfection, with 92% sensitivity and 73% ... | 1996 | 8790873 |
| compendium of measures to control chlamydia psittaci infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds (avian chlamydiosis), 2000. centers for disease control and prevention. | psittacosis--also known as parrot fever and ornithosis--is spread by a bacterial infection of birds that can cause severe pneumonia and other serious health problems among humans. from 1988 through 1998, 813 cases of psittacosis (infection with chlamydia psittaci) were reported to cdc, and most resulted from exposure to infected pet birds, usually cockatiels, parakeets, parrots, and macaws. in birds, c. psittaci infection is referred to as avian chlamydiosis (ac). infected birds shed the bacteri ... | 2000 | 10914931 |
| compendium of measures to control chlamydia psittaci infection among humans (psittacosis) and pet birds (avian chlamydiosis), 2017. | psittacosis, also known as parrot fever and ornithosis, is a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia and other serious health problems in humans. it is caused by chlamydia psittaci. reclassification of the order chlamydiales in 1999 into 2 genera (chlamydia and chlamydophila) was not wholly accepted or adopted. this resulted in a reversion to the single, original genus chlamydia, which now encompasses all 9 species including chlamydia psittaci. during 2003-2014, 112 human cases of ps ... | 2017 | 28891690 |