High prevalence of chlamydial (Chlamydophila psittaci) infection in fetal membranes of aborted equine fetuses

L Szeredi, H Hotzel, K Sachse - Veterinary research communications, 2005 - Springer
Seventy-seven cases of equine abortion from 49 Hungarian farms that occurred between
1998 and 2000 were investigated for the presence of chlamydiae by immunohistochemistry …

Recent developments in the laboratory diagnosis of chlamydial infections

K Sachse, E Vretou, M Livingstone, N Borel… - Veterinary …, 2009 - Elsevier
There are two main approaches to diagnosing infections by Chlamydia and Chlamydophila
spp. in mammals and birds. The first involves the direct detection of the agent in tissue or …

Prevalence of Chlamydophila psittaci in wild birds—potential risk for domestic poultry, pet birds, and public health?

D Zweifel, R Hoop, K Sachse, A Pospischil… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Springer
To determine the prevalence of Chlamydophila psittaci in wild birds, cloacal swabs from 527
songbirds, 442 waterfowl, 84 feral pigeons, and 38 cormorants were examined by …

Occurrence of chlamydiae in the genital tracts of sows at slaughter and their possible significance for reproductive failure

M Busch, R Thoma, I Schiller, L Corboz… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to investigate further the role of chlamydiae as pathogens in the
genital tracts of sows at slaughter. Genital tracts of 101 randomly selected sows were …

Molecular characterization of Chlamydia species in commercial and backyard poultry farms in Costa Rica

A Solorzano-Morales, G Dolz - Epidemiology & Infection, 2022 - cambridge.org
Outbreaks caused by Chlamydia psittaci and other chlamydial species have recently been
reported in poultry farms worldwide, causing considerable economic losses. The objective of …

New evidence for domesticated animals as reservoirs of Chlamydia-associated community-acquired pneumonia

A Polkinghorne, N Borel… - Clinical …, 2019 - clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection …
The most surprising of these cases was documented recently in The Netherlands [1]. In this
report, three unrelated cases of human infection by Chlamydia caviae were reported in …

Characterization of Chlamydia psittaci isolated from a horse

JM Wills, G Watson, M Lusher, TS Mair, D Wood… - Veterinary …, 1990 - Elsevier
This paper describes the isolation and characterisation of a strain of Chlamydia psittaci
obtained from a nasal swab taken from a horse with serous nasal discharge. Initial isolation …

Detection of Chlamydia psittaci in enteric subclinical infections in adult sheep, through cell culture isolation.

C Escalante-Ochoa, A Rivera-Flores… - Revista …, 1996 - europepmc.org
Ovine chlamydiasis is a well known disease in countries with a good practice of breeding
sheep herds, not so in Mexico. Aiming to determine Chlamydia psittaci presence in sheep …

Chlamydia Psittaci, Causative Agent of Avian Chlamydiosis and Human Psittacosis: Risk Assessment and Biosafety Recommendations for Laboratory use

V Dickx, C Van Droogenbroeck… - Applied …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Human psittacosis is a zoonotic infectious disease, which is caused by the obligate
intracellular bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. Transmission of the disease usually originates …

Belgian Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study on Zoonotic Avian Chlamydia spp. in Chickens

A De Meyst, P De Clercq, J Porrez, T Geens… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia gallinacea, and Chlamydia abortus are the most common
Chlamydia spp. in chickens and have a confirmed or suggested zoonotic potential. No …