Chlamydophila psittaci transmission from pet birds to humans

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;13(7):1108-10. doi: 10.3201/eid1307.070074.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Husbandry
  • Animal Technicians
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacterial Vaccines / administration & dosage
  • Belgium
  • Bird Diseases / transmission*
  • Chlamydophila psittaci / drug effects
  • Chlamydophila psittaci / genetics
  • Chlamydophila psittaci / pathogenicity*
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Occupational Diseases / epidemiology
  • Occupational Diseases / microbiology
  • Occupational Diseases / prevention & control
  • Psittaciformes / microbiology*
  • Psittacosis / drug therapy
  • Psittacosis / transmission*
  • Psittacosis / veterinary*
  • Zoonoses*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Vaccines
  • DNA, Bacterial