A review of chlamydial infections in wild birds

HS Stokes, ML Berg, ATD Bennett - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Environmental stressors and zoonoses in the Arctic: Learning from the past to prepare for the future

E Andersen-Ranberg, IH Nymo, P Jokelainen… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The risk of zoonotic disease transmission from animals to humans is elevated for people in
close contact with domestic and wild animals. About three-quarters of all known human …

Chlamydia Psittaci ST24: Clonal Strains of One Health Importance Dominate in Australian Horse, Bird and Human Infections

SI Anstey, V Kasimov, C Jenkins, A Legione, J Devlin… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

One clone to rule them all: Culture-independent genomics of Chlamydia psittaci from equine and avian hosts in Australia

RT White, SI Anstey, V Kasimov… - Microbial …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
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 …

Equine Psittacosis and the Emergence of Chlamydia psittaci as an Equine Abortigenic Pathogen in Southeastern Australia: A Retrospective Data Analysis

C El-Hage, A Legione, J Devlin, K Hughes, C Jenkins… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Infectious diseases that spread from animals to humans pose a risk to both
human and animal health. In recent years, the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci has been …

Epidemiology of Chlamydia sp. infection in farmed Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) in Thailand

N Tanpradit, M Thongdee, L Sariya… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Although Chlamydia sp. causes widespread disease outbreaks in
juvenile crocodiles in Thailand, data regarding the epidemiology, and risk factors of such …

Fetoplacental pathology of equine abortion, premature birth, and neonatal loss due to Chlamydia psittaci

AP Begg, J Carrick, C Chicken, A Blishen… - Veterinary …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This report describes the fetoplacental pathology of Chlamydia psittaci-associated abortion,
premature birth, and neonatal loss in 46 of 442 equine abortion investigations between …

Zoonotic Transmission of Chlamydia spp.: Known for 140 Years, but Still Underestimated

N Borel, K Sachse - Zoonoses: Infections Affecting Humans and Animals, 2023 - Springer
Historically, the first documented cases of infections by chlamydiae involved humans with
contact to psittacine birds. While birds have remained the main source of zoonotic …

Chlamydia psittaci: A zoonotic pathogen causing avian chlamydiosis and psittacosis

J Wang, B Wang, J Xiao, Y Chen, C Wang - Virulence, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Chlamydia psittaci is an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterium with a unique
biphasic developmental cycle. It is a zoonotic pathogen with a wide range of hosts and can …

A “plus one” strategy impacts replication of felid alphaherpesvirus 1, Mycoplasma and Chlamydia, and the metabolism of coinfected feline cells

SM Klose, DP De Souza, JM Devlin, R Bushell… - Msystems, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Coinfections are known to play an important role in disease progression and severity.
Coinfections are common in cats, but no coinfection studies have investigated the in vitro …