Transmission of antibodies to Chlamydia psittaci and Coxiella burnetii through eggs and "crop milk" in pigeons.
Young semi-domesticated pigeons captured or hatched from eggs gathered in Bratislava during 1989-1991 were examined for complement fixing antibodies to Chlamydia psittaci and agglutinating antibodies to Coxiella burnetii. Antibodies to Ch. psittaci were present in 76% of birds younger than 24 h, in 47.7% between 1 and 10 days of age and in 12% of nestlings over 10 days old. Antibodies to Ch. psittaci were also detected in "crop milk" of 4.1% of 1 to 10 day old birds and in 4.5% of specimens older than 10 days. Antibodies to C. burnetii were not found in juvenile birds under 24 h old, but antibodies against this agent were present in 16.4% birds between 1 and 10 days old and in 18% over 10 days old. Antibodies to C. burnetii were also detected in "crop milk" collected from crops of 2% of the young birds between 1 and 10 days.
Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava.
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000276:immunology*; D010856:Columbidae / Q000276:immunology*; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology*; D003426:Crop, Avian / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D011778:Q Fever / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial