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Chlamydiosis in British Garden Birds (2005-2011): retrospective diagnosis and Chlamydia psittaci genotype determination.
EcoHealth - 1 Dec 2014
Beckmann K M, Borel N, Pocknell A M, Dagleish M P, Sachse K, John S K, Pospischil A, Cunningham A A, Lawson B
Abstract excerpt
The significance of chlamydiosis as a cause of mortality in wild passerines (Order Passeriformes), and the role of these birds as a potential source of zoonotic Chlamydia psittaci infection, is unknown. We reviewed wild bird mortality incidents (2005-2011). Where species composition or post-mortem findings were indicative of chlamydiosis, we examined archived tissues for C. psittaci infection using PCR and...
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