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*Causes notifiable psittacosis in birds
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*Causes notifiable psittacosis in birds  
*Epidemiology:
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*Epidemiology:  
**Many wild and domestic birds susceptible
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**Many wild and domestic birds susceptible  
**Organisms present in respiratory secretions and faeces of infected birds
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**Organisms present in respiratory secretions and faeces of infected birds  
**Infection via inhalation or ingestion
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**Infection via inhalation or ingestion  
**Subclinical infection common
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**Subclinical infection common  
**Intermittent shedding for prolonged periods
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**Intermittent shedding for prolonged periods  
**Stress precipitates disease outbreaks
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**Stress precipitates disease outbreaks  
*Clinical signs:
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*Clinical signs:  
**Generalised infection affecting intestinal and respiratory tracts
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**Generalised infection affecting intestinal and respiratory tracts  
**Up to 10 day incubation period
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**Up to 10 day incubation period  
**Loss of condtion, oculonasal discahrge, diarrhoea and respiratory distress depending on strain
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**Loss of condtion, oculonasal discahrge, diarrhoea and respiratory distress depending on strain  
**Hepatomegaly, airsacculitis and peritonitis
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**Hepatomegaly, airsacculitis and peritonitis  
*Diagnosis: stained smears, immunohistochemistry, ELISA, PCR, isolation, antibody detection by ELISA and complement fixation
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*Diagnosis: stained smears, immunohistochemistry, ELISA, PCR, isolation, antibody detection by ELISA and complement fixation  
*Treatment: tetracyclines for several weeks
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*Treatment: tetracyclines for several weeks  
*Control: quaranteen imported birds and give tetracyclines; good husbandry
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*Control: quaranteen imported birds and give tetracyclines; good husbandry  
*Involved in [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#In Cats|feline rhinotracheitis]] together with [[Herpesviridae|herpes virus 1]]  
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*Involved in [[Rhinitis#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
  
[[Category:Chlamydophila species]][[Category:Poultry]][[Category:Birds]]
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{{Learning|videos = [[Video: African Gray Parrot Radiograph| Radiograph of an African Grey Parrot with hepatomegaly]]}}
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Latest revision as of 12:20, 21 August 2012

  • Causes notifiable psittacosis in birds
  • Epidemiology:
    • Many wild and domestic birds susceptible
    • Organisms present in respiratory secretions and faeces of infected birds
    • Infection via inhalation or ingestion
    • Subclinical infection common
    • Intermittent shedding for prolonged periods
    • Stress precipitates disease outbreaks
  • Clinical signs:
    • Generalised infection affecting intestinal and respiratory tracts
    • Up to 10 day incubation period
    • Loss of condtion, oculonasal discahrge, diarrhoea and respiratory distress depending on strain
    • Hepatomegaly, airsacculitis and peritonitis
  • Diagnosis: stained smears, immunohistochemistry, ELISA, PCR, isolation, antibody detection by ELISA and complement fixation
  • Treatment: tetracyclines for several weeks
  • Control: quaranteen imported birds and give tetracyclines; good husbandry
  • Involved in feline rhinotracheitis together with herpes virus 1
  • Zoonotic by aerosol infection - can cause systemic disease with pneumonia, meningitis or meningoencephalitis


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Radiograph of an African Grey Parrot with hepatomegaly