| 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 |
| chlamydophila psittaci and toxoplasma gondii infection in pigeons (columba livia) from são paulo state, brazil. | pigeons (columba livia) cohabit with humans in urban and rural areas, representing a public health problem since microorganisms are transmitted through the inhalation of dust from their dry feces (chlamydiosis) and through ingestion of their undercooked or poorly refrigerated meat (toxoplasmosis). this study aimed to evaluate the presence of chlamydophila psittaci and toxoplasma gondii in pigeons from four cities in são paulo state, brazil. c. psittaci was evaluated through hemi-nested polymeras ... | 2010 | 21055877 |