Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands.
Chlamydophila psittaci was detected in 10% of 431 fulmars examined from the Faroe Islands. Analysis of ompA showed a sequence almost identical to that of the type strain. The origin of C. psittaci outbreaks in fulmars is discussed. Despite a high level of exposure, the risk for transmission of C. psittaci to humans is low.
University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. bjorn.hermann@medsci.uu.se
Björn
B
Herrmann
Heléna
H
Persson
Jens-Kjeld
JK
Jensen
Høgni Debes
HD
Joensen
Markus
M
Klint
Björn
B
Olsen
D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005060:Europe; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; C078167:OMPA outer membrane proteins