BACKGROUND Laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydophila psittaci, an important turkey respiratory pathogen, is difficult. To facilitate the diagnosis, a nested PCR-enzyme immunoassay (PCR-EIA) was developed to detect the Cp. psittaci outer membrane protein A (ompA) gene in pharyngeal swabs. METHODS The fluorescein-biotin labelled PCR products were immobilized on streptavidin-coated microtiter plates...

Chlamydophila psittaci is found worldwide, but is particularly common among psittacine birds in tropical and subtropical regions. While investigating a human psittacosis outbreak that was associated with avian chlamydiosis in Hong Kong, we identified a novel adenovirus in epidemiologically linked Mealy Parrots, which was not present in healthy birds unrelated to the outbreak or in other animals...

BACKGROUND The availability of Internet-based continuing medical education is rapidly increasing, but little is known about recruitment of physicians to these interventions. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine predictors of physician participation in an Internet intervention designed to increase screening of young women at risk for chlamydiosis. METHODS Eligibility was based ...

The 61,020 samples of swine serum and vaginal swabs were collected in 2007-2009. The sera were examined by complement fixation test (CFT). Positive results were found in 277 pigs. The percentage of positive serological results in subsequent years was: 0.4%, 0.47%, and 1.65%, respectively. The vaginal swabs (n=277) selected from pigs diagnosed as positive in the CFT were tested by PCR. Occurrenc...

background: chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen worldwide. early detection and treatment of c.trachomatis genital infection prevent serious reproductive complications.objective: performances of enzyme immunoassay (eia) and major outer membrane protein (momp)-polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for diagnosis of genital c.trachomatis infection in women wer...

Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are the only extant representatives of Australia's unique marsupial family Phascolarctidae and were listed as nationally Vulnerable in 2012. Causes of mortality are diverse, although the disease chlamydiosis, dog attacks, collisions with cars, and loss of habitat represent the principal reasons for the continued species decline. Koala breeding facilities in Queen...

A 22-year-old female was referred to our hospital from another in May 2013 to investigate a probable leukodystrophy. She was a political refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Before arriving in France in 2010, she had spent 3 years in Angola (Bengo). She was the mother of a 13-month-old son (born in France in April 2012 after normal pregnancy, and having never traveled). She initially ...

BACKGROUND Human psittacosis is a highly under diagnosed zoonotic disease, commonly linked to psittacine birds. Psittacosis in birds, also known as avian chlamydiosis, is endemic in poultry, but the risk for people living close to poultry farms is unknown. Therefore, our study aimed to explore the temporal and spatial patterns of human psittacosis infections and identify possible associations w...

Chlamydial organisms are members of an exclusive order, Chlamydiales and family Chlamydiaceae. Chlamydia psittaci is a bacterium that causes psittacosis in humans and ornithosis, pneumonitis, abortion, encephalomyelitis, and enteritis in various animals. The purpose of this study was to determination of abortion rate caused by C. psittaci in Iranian cattle using PCR method. DNA was extracted fr...