Psittacosis Outbreak at an Avian Exhibition

Iijima, Yoshio; Akiyoshi, Kyoko; Tanaka, Shinobu; Nukina, Masafumi; Ito, Masahiro; Haruta, T; Inoue, Akira; Ando, Shuji; Kishimoto, Tadamitsu

doi:10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi.83.500

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“…Nevertheless, this information is different from some reports found in literature, where Chlamydophila was detected in R. ambiguous swainsonii and R. vitellinus by PCR (KALETA & TADAY, 2003;LIJIMA et al, 2009). This bacterium has also been detected in the species R. toco and R. sulfuratus by the smears and stamp technique (KALETA & TADAY, 2003).…”

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confidence: 55%

“…In this case, the birds did not have clinical signs of the disease and were not eliminating the microorganism at the time of collection; however, birds positive for C. psittaci may act as potential disseminators and possibly infect human beings. In Kobe, Japan, a psittacosis outbreak due to C. psittaci at an avian exhibition was reported and a staff member of the establishment became ill (LIJIMA et al, 2009). Major outer membrane protein DNA sequence of Chlamydia in the patient's bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was identical to that derived from a channel-billed toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus) kept in a closed aviary.…”

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“…Despite the fact that the Psittaciformes, Columbiformes and turkeys, are the main sources of human diseases, it should be emphasized that C. psittaci has been detected in more than 460 species of birds (KALETA & TADAY, 2003). A few studies have already related C. psittaci affecting some species of ramphastids (KALETA & TADAY, 2003;LIJIMA et al, 2009). Nevertheless, further investigation of this agent in toucans and aracaris should be performed to determine the clinical importance of chlamydiosis in these avian species.…”

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Survey on Chlamydophila psittaci in captive ramphastids in São Paulo State, Brazil

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Ferreira

Teixeira³

et al. 2012

Cienc. Rural

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Survey on Chlamydophila psittaci in captive ramphastids in São Paulo State, Brazil

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“…Some literature 11 mentioned the possibility of human-to-human transmission, but no precise study data was recorded. With sporadic outbreaks of psittacine pneumonia, there are increasing numbers of case reports in various countries, including developing and developed countries, such as Australia, 6 Japan, 7 Sweden, 8 and Belgium. 9 The earliest literature reporting an outbreak of psittacine pneumonia in humans dates back to 1876 (Ratter,1876).…”

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Psittacosis Pneumonia: Diagnosis, Treatment and Interhuman Transmission

Cui¹,

Meng²

2023

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Psittacosis pneumonia is a zoonosis caused by Chlamydia psittacosis infection, mainly resulting from contact with aerosols of birds or poultry’s urine, feces, and excrement. The clinical manifestations range from general symptoms of infection to severe acute respiratory syndrome and systemic diseases, currently diagnosed using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) to improve diagnostic accuracy. To date, most reports have only discussed human exposure to poultry disease. However, the latest studies have shown that human-to-human transmission of Chlamydia psittaci occurs not only between infected patients and their close contacts but also between secondary contacts. After looking back on relevant literature at home and abroad in the past ten years, this paper reviews the diagnosis, diagnosis and treatment, and progress in epidemiological research of Psittacosis pneumonia.

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“…C. psittaci is also known to be transmissible to humans causing potentially severe zoonotic infection (Vanrompay et al., ). Although Haag‐Wackernagel and Moch (Haag‐Wackernagel and Moch, ) observed that transmission from pigeons to the general population occurs relatively infrequently, severe cases of human psittacosis have been reported recently (Petrovay and Balla, ; Laroucau et al., ; Belchior et al., ; Mcguigan et al., ; Rehn et al., ) (Berk et al., ; Gaede et al., ), including some on the Asian continent (Matsui et al., ; Iijima et al., ; Dieu Ngan et al., ).…”

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Epidemiology of Chlamydia psittaci Infection in Racing Pigeons and Pigeon Fanciers in Beijing, China

Ling

Chen

et al. 2014

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Over 3 million racing pigeons (Columba livia) are registered in Beijing City Center for gambling purposes. During 2008-2010, we evaluated the occurrence and prevalence of Chlamydia psittaci in racing pigeons as well as the possible zoonotic transmission to pigeon fanciers in six districts of Beijing where pigeon races are particularly popular. C. psittaci-specific serum antibody titres were obtained from 370 pigeons and 79 fanciers using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In addition, 206 and 67 throat swabs were, respectively, collected from pigeons and fanciers and tested for the presence of chlamydial antigen using immunofluorescence. C. psittaci-specific serum antibody was detected in 37 of 370 pigeons and 19 of 79 fanciers. Of 206 pigeon clinical specimens, 55 were positive for C. psittaci antigen, while 16 of 67 swabs from the pigeon fanciers were positive. Based on ompA sequence analysis, the genotype of several avian and human isolates was genotype B. Thus, both high-titre C. psittaci-specific antibody and C. psittaci-specific antigen were found with relatively high frequency in the pigeon flocks as well as in the pigeon fanciers. Our study suggests that C. psittaci infection is prevalent among the racing pigeon population in Beijing. Moreover, detection of serum antibodies and antigen in pigeon fanciers suggests that exposure and possible zoonotic transmission of C. psittaci from racing pigeons to humans does occur. In view of the life-threatening respiratory illness C. psittaci may cause in humans, regulatory public health measures, to prevent further spread of the pathogen in avian populations and possible transmission to exposed humans, are urgently needed.

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Psittacosis Outbreak at an Avian Exhibition

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Survey on Chlamydophila psittaci in captive ramphastids in São Paulo State, Brazil

Survey on Chlamydophila psittaci in captive ramphastids in São Paulo State, Brazil

Psittacosis Pneumonia: Diagnosis, Treatment and Interhuman Transmission

Epidemiology of Chlamydia psittaci Infection in Racing Pigeons and Pigeon Fanciers in Beijing, China

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