| an outbreak of chlamydiosis in captive blue-fronted amazon parrots (amazona aestiva) in brazil. | fifty-eight blue-fronted amazon parrot (amazona aestiva) nestlings, recovered from the illegal trade, became ill at a wildlife rehabilitation center in são paulo state, brazil. clinical signs observed were nonspecific, and the mortality rate was 96.5% despite initial treatment with norfloxacin. postmortem examinations were performed on 10 birds. liver and spleen smears showed structures suggestive of chlamydophila psittaci in four cases. diagnosis was confirmed by seminested polymerase chain rea ... | 2004 | 15193081 |