Captive Psittacines with Chlamydia avium Infection
| Autor: | Nicole Borel, Pierre Lagourette, Manuela Crispo, Rachid Aaziz, Florine Popelin-Wedlarski, Fabien Vorimore, Alexia Roux, Karine Laroucau |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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040301 veterinary sciences Anemia 10184 Institute of Veterinary Pathology Spleen Biology Microbiology 0403 veterinary science Parrots Food Animals 2400 General Immunology and Microbiology medicine Animals Chlamydiaceae Chlamydia Doxycycline Gastrointestinal tract General Immunology and Microbiology Respiratory distress Obligate Bird Diseases 0402 animal and dairy science 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Chlamydia Infections biology.organism_classification medicine.disease 040201 dairy & animal science Bacterial Shedding medicine.anatomical_structure 570 Life sciences biology Animals Zoo Female Animal Science and Zoology France 1103 Animal Science and Zoology 3403 Food Animals medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Avian Diseases. 64 |
| ISSN: | 0005-2086 |
| Popis: | Avian chlamydiosis is an infection caused by obligate intracellular, gram-negative bacteria belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family. Birds can be hosts of several Chlamydia species, including Chlamydia avium, which has only been detected in pigeons and psittacine birds. In this study, depression, respiratory distress, and mortality were noted among psittacines belonging to a large aviary with 35 different avian species. On the basis of immunohistochemistry and PCR testing, chlamydiosis was diagnosed in affected birds. Gross and histopathologic lesions were mainly observed in the spleen and gastrointestinal tract. Chlamydia avium was detected in four psittacines by PCR, including two dead birds and two individuals exhibiting respiratory distress. Increased aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase values and anemia were consistently identified in affected birds. Administration of doxycycline, combined with hepatoprotectors and vitamins, was effective in stopping mortality and bacterial shedding. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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