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Detection and identification of Chlamydophila psittaci in asymptomatic parrots in Poland.
BMC veterinary research - 4 Dec 2012
Piasecki Tomasz, Chrząstek Klaudia, Wieliczko Alina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Psittacosis, an avian disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci, can manifest as an acute, protracted, or chronic illness, but can also be asymptomatic. C. psittaci can persist in the host for months to years, often without causing obvious illness, and therefore poses a threat for zoonotic outbreak. We investigated the prevalence of C. psittaci from 156 tracheal swab samples from 34 different species...
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