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Dissemination and genetic diversity of chlamydial agents in Polish wildfowl: Isolation and molecular characterisation of avian Chlamydia abortus strains.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Szymańska-Czerwińska Monika, Mitura Agata, Niemczuk Krzysztof, Zaręba Kinga, Jodełko Agnieszka, Pluta Aneta, Scharf Sabine, Vitek Bailey, Aaziz Rachid, Vorimore Fabien, Laroucau Karine, Schnee Christiane
Abstract excerpt
Wild birds are considered as a reservoir for avian chlamydiosis posing a potential infectious threat to domestic poultry and humans. Analysis of 894 cloacal or fecal swabs from free-living birds in Poland revealed an overall Chlamydiaceae prevalence of 14.8% (n = 132) with the highest prevalence noted in Anatidae (19.7%) and Corvidae (13.4%). Further testing conducted with species-specific real-time PCR showed...
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