Chlamydiae have a worldwide distribution causing a wide range of diseases in human
hosts, livestock, and companion animals as well as in wildlife and exotic species. Moreover …

The Chlamydia are a globally distributed genus of bacteria that can infect and cause
disease in a range of hosts. Birds are the primary host for multiple chlamydial species. The …

Humans have always been plagued by epidemics caused primarily by infectious diseases
that originated from animals, especially wildlife (1). The establishment of sustained …

Chlamydia psittaci is an avian pathogen capable of spill-over infections to humans. A parrot
C. psittaci strain was recently detected in an equine reproductive loss case associated with a …

Wild birds are known reservoirs of bacterial and viral pathogens, some of which have
zoonotic potential. This poses a risk to both avian and human health, since spillover into …

Chlamydia psittaci is the etiological agent of chlamydiosis in birds and can be transmitted to
humans, causing severe systemic disease. C. psittaci infects a broad range of hosts; strains …

Chlamydia psittaci is traditionally regarded as a globally distributed avian pathogen that can
cause zoonotic spill-over. Molecular research has identified an extended global host range …

Chlamydia psittaci is an avian pathogen with zoonotic potential. In Australia, C. psittaci has
been well reported as a cause of reproductive loss in mares which subsequently have been …

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the importance of zoonotic diseases.
Psittacosis, a human disease resulting from infection spill-over from Chlamydia psittaci …

Birds can act as successful long‐distance vectors and reservoirs for numerous zoonotic
bacterial, parasitic and viral pathogens, which can be a concern given the …