| chlamydia psittaci exposure in pet birds. | chlamydia psittaci is a zoonotic pathogen with a wide range of avian hosts and may be transmitted to humans and cause severe disease. to assess the risk of psittacosis posed by pet birds, the seroprevalence of chlamydia psittaci antibodies in 360 eurasian siskins (carduelis spinus), 289 oriental skylarks (alauda arvensis) and 36 black-tailed grosbeaks (coccothraustes migratorius) in gansu province, north-western china was detected by an indirect haemagglutination assay. twenty-seven out of 289 ( ... | 2014 | 24445511 |
| seroprevalence and risk factors associated with hepatitis e virus infection in three species of pet birds in northwest china. | hepatitis e virus (hev), the causative agent of hepatitis e, has been reported in a wide variety of animals, including birds, but little is known of hev infection in pet birds in northwest china. the objective of the present investigation was to examine hev seroprevalence in three species of pet birds, namely, eurasian siskin, oriental skylark, and black-tailed grosbeak from gansu. serum samples collected from 685 pet birds from august 2011 to september 2012 were examined independently for the p ... | 2014 | 25530995 |
| seroprevalence and genetic characterization of toxoplasma gondii in three species of pet birds in china. | toxoplasmosis, caused by the protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most common zoonosis worldwide, affecting a wide range of warm-blooded mammals and birds worldwide. however, no information on t. gondii infection in pet birds in china is available. therefore, this study was performed to determine the prevalence of t. gondii infection in pet birds in gansu province, china. | 2014 | 24690251 |