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Chlamydia and Chlamydophila species (view source)
Revision as of 11:15, 18 May 2008
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===Overview===
===Overview===
*Treatment: tetracyclines for several weeks
*Treatment: tetracyclines for several weeks
*Control: quaranteen imported birds and give tetracyclines; good husbandry
*Control: quaranteen imported birds and give tetracyclines; good husbandry
*Involved in [[Nasal cavity - inflammatory#In Cats|feline rhinotracheitis]] together with [[Herpesviridae|herpes virus 1]]
*Zoonotic by aerosol infection - can cause systemic disease with pneumonia, meningitis or meningoencephalitis
*Zoonotic by aerosol infection - can cause systemic disease with pneumonia, meningitis or meningoencephalitis
*Host adapted species in cats
*Host adapted species in cats
*[[Bacterial infections#Feline Chlamydiosis|Feline chlamydiosis]]
*Feline conjunctivitis, rhinitis and rarely interstitial pneumonia
*Feline conjunctivitis, rhinitis and rarely interstitial pneumonia
*Epidemiology
*Epidemiology
**Serofibrinious peritonitis
**Serofibrinious peritonitis
**Treat with high doses tetracyclines and tylosin
**Treat with high doses tetracyclines and tylosin
===Diagnosis===
===Diagnosis===
*PCR to detect chlamydial DNA
*PCR to detect chlamydial DNA
*Serological tests: complement fixation, ELISA, indirect immunofluorescence
*Serological tests: complement fixation, ELISA, indirect immunofluorescence
*May cause [[Joints - inflammatory#In Sheep|arthritis in sheep]] and [[Joints - inflammatory#In Cattle|arthritis in cattle]]