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Detection of CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI in feral pigeons (COLUMBA LIVIA DOMESTICA) in Slovakia and their characterisation.
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM - 1 Jan 2016
Čechová Lenka, Halánová Monika, Kalinová Zuzana, Čisláková Lýdia, Halán Miloš, Valenčáková Alexandra
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Chlamydia psittaci, an obligate intracellular bacterium, which is the etiologic agent of avian chlamydiosis in birds and ornithosis/psittacosis in humans, has been reported to be one of the most common pathogens found in feral pigeons worldwide, and thus constitutes a zoonotic risk. The aim of the study was to investigate pigeons in Slovakia living in areas in close proximity to...
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