The bacterial agent Chlamydia psittaci, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-
known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public …

Fur farming involves the captive-breeding, rearing, and killing of between 85–100 million
animals annually for their pelts. The purpose of this report is to summarise key areas of …

Simple Summary House flies (Musca domestica) are ubiquitous insects living in close
contact with humans and farmed animals. Due to their behavior and life cycle, these insects …

Chlamydia psittaci is an established zoonotic agent causing respiratory disease in humans.
An infection often remains asymptomatic but can also result in flu-like illness, pneumonia or …

Chlamydia psittaci, Chlamydia gallinacea, and Chlamydia abortus are the most common
Chlamydia spp. in chickens and have a confirmed or suggested zoonotic potential. No …

The presence and zoonotic transfer of four different avian Chlamydia spp. was assessed in
an epidemiological study in a psittacine bird population and its owners. Fecal swabs from 84 …

Chlamydia gallinacea is an intracellular bacterium belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family.
Poultry is considered to be the major reservoir of this agent, which has worldwide …

Chlamydia psittaci is an intracellular bacterium belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family. It is
the ethiologic agent of psittacosis, an occupational zoonotic disease that mainly concerns …

Avian chlamydiosis is a bacterial infectious disease of birds, considered until recently
caused only by Chlamydia psittaci, that now includes the newly described species C …

Background Chlamydiaceae are a group of gram‐negative intracellular bacteria which can
infect a wide variety of hosts. Some chlamydial agents are capable of crossing the host …