| risk factors associated with chlamydia psittaci infection in psittacine birds. | chlamydia psittaci is the aetiological agent of chlamydiosis in birds, especially psittaciformes. the objective of the present study was to detect c. psittaci by means of semi-nested pcr among psittacine birds sold at pet markets and kept as pet birds in salvador, bahia, brazil. questionnaires were used to identify risk factors involved in the epidemiology of the disease. in addition, the management of birds and cages was observed at each location studied. the frequency of c. psittaci infection ... | 2014 | 24430249 |