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*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 [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#In Cats|feline rhinotracheitis]] together with [[Herpesviridae|herpes virus 1]]
*Zoonotic by aerosol infection - can cause systemic disease with pneumonia, meningitis or meningoencephalitis
[[Category:Chlamydophila species]][[Category:Poultry]][[Category: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 [[Nasal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#In Cats|feline rhinotracheitis]] together with [[Herpesviridae|herpes virus 1]]
*Zoonotic by aerosol infection - can cause systemic disease with pneumonia, meningitis or meningoencephalitis
[[Category:Chlamydophila species]][[Category:Poultry]][[Category:Birds]]