Chlamydophila psittaci transmission from pet birds to humans.
We studied zoonotic transmission of Chlamydophila psittaci in 39 breeding facilities for Psittaciformes (cockatoos, parrots, parakeets, lories) that frequently used antimicrobial drugs. Genotypes A or E/B were detected in 14.9% of humans at these facilities. Information on antimicrobial drug use in Psittaciformes and a C. psittaci vaccine are urgently required.
Vanrompay
Daisy
D
Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. daisy.vanrompay@ugent.be
Harkinezhad
Taher
T
van de Walle
Marijke
M
Beeckman
Delphine
D
van Droogenbroeck
Caroline
C
Verminnen
Kristel
K
Leten
Ruud
R
Martel
An
A
Cauwerts
Katty
K
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D017750:Animal Technicians; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001530:Belgium; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000382:microbiology*; D009956:Psittacosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D004269:DNA, Bacterial