Simultaneous zoonotic transmission of Chlamydophila psittaci genotypes D, F and E/B to a veterinary scientist.
Two groups of five 1-day-old conventional turkeys were housed in negative pressure stables to become experimentally infected with Avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV) and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) at the age of 3 weeks. However, during the first 2 weeks, turkeys started to show respiratory disease characterized by rhinitis and dyspnoea. Routine bacterial and viral diagnoses remained negative. Therefore, pharyngeal swabs from the turkeys and from the veterinary scientist handling the animals were examined for the presence of Chlamydophila (C.) psittaci by using a combination of cell culture, nested PCR and ompA genotype-specific quantitative real-time PCR, as well as by serology. Results revealed simultaneous transmission of C. psittaci outer membrane protein A (ompA) genotypes D, F and E/B from infected turkeys to the veterinary scientist.
Van Droogenbroeck
Caroline
C
Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Caroline.VanDroogenbroeck@UGent.be
Beeckman
Delphine S A
DS
Verminnen
Kristel
K
Marien
Maja
M
Nauwynck
Hans
H
Boesinghe
Leopold de Thibault de
Lde T
Vanrompay
Daisy
D
D000818:Animals; D023521:Chlamydophila Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D002691:Chlamydophila psittaci / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D014422:Turkeys; D018634:Veterinarians; D015047:Zoonoses