An outbreak of chlamydiosis was diagnosed in hatchling and juvenile Indopacific crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) on a crocodile farm in Papua New Guinea. The outbreak was characterised by high mortality with hepatitis and exudative conjunctivitis. The agent appears to have been introduced with live wild-caught crocodiles, which are purchased routinely by the farm. Improved quarantine procedures ...

More than 90% of a breeding colony of clawed frogs (Xenopus tropicalis) imported to the United States from western Africa died in an epizootic of chlamydiosis. Chlamydial inclusions were observed by light and electron microscopy in the liver of an infected frog. Chlamydia pneumoniae was isolated in cell cultures from four frogs. A cutaneous infection by a chytridiomycete fungus observed in two ...

Context Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centres aid millions of species worldwide. The clinical databases from these wildlife are increasingly being recognised as valuable scientific resources that have the potential to yield information on animal biology inform conservation efforts. Although orphaned koala joeys constitute a substantial proportion rescues in Australia, causes morbidity mort...

Whole blood collected from koalas admitted to the Australian Zoo Wildlife Hospital (AZWH), Beerwah, QLd, Australia, during late 2006-2009 was tested using trypanosome species-specific 18S rDNA PCRs designed to amplify DNA from Trypanosoma irwini, T. gilletti and T. copemani. Clinical records for each koala sampled were reviewed and age, sex, blood packed cell volume (PCV), body condition, signs...

Infection with chlamydial bacteria, specifically Chlamydophila pecorum, C. abortus, and C. psittaci, is common in cattle. Infection can cause different diseases of which suband infertility are the most often observed clinical manifestations. While bulls are usually carriers of chlamydia bearing the risk of being vectors for an infection of females, either through natural mating or artificial in...

A severe outbreak of aflatoxicosis and chlamydiosis among chickens in an organised poultry farm, further super-infected by secondary microbial invasion, was investigated. Mortality was 65, 25 and 32% among broiler chicks (1-2 week of age), layer chicks (2-3 weeks of age) and broilers (8-15 weeks of age), respectively. Samples were collected from 20 representative ailing/dead birds included pool...

The koala, an iconic marsupial native to Australia, is a threatened species in many parts of the country. One major factor in the decline is disease caused by infection with Chlamydia. Current therapeutic strategies to treat chlamydiosis in the koala are limited. This study examines the effectiveness of an inhibitor, JO146, which targets the HtrA serine protease for treatment of C. pecorum and ...

The study of cross-species pathogen transmission is essential to understanding the epizootiology and epidemiology of infectious diseases. Avian chlamydiosis is a zoonotic disease whose effects have been mainly investigated in humans, poultry and pet birds. It has been suggested that wild bird species play an important role as reservoirs for this disease. During a comparative health status surve...