Fatal Chlamydia avium Infection in Captive Picazuro Pigeons, the Netherlands

In 2016, an outbreak of Chlamydia avium infection occurred among Picazuro pigeons (Patagioenas picazuro) living in an aviary in the Netherlands. Molecular typing revealed a unique strain of C. avium. Our findings show that C. avium infection, which usually causes subclinical infection, can cause fat...

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Autores principales: Kik, Marja, Heijne, Marloes, IJzer, Jooske, Grinwis, Guy, Pannekoek, Yvonne, Gröne, Andrea
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32946739
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.191412
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author Kik, Marja
Heijne, Marloes
IJzer, Jooske
Grinwis, Guy
Pannekoek, Yvonne
Gröne, Andrea
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description In 2016, an outbreak of Chlamydia avium infection occurred among Picazuro pigeons (Patagioenas picazuro) living in an aviary in the Netherlands. Molecular typing revealed a unique strain of C. avium. Our findings show that C. avium infection, which usually causes subclinical infection, can cause fatal disease in pigeons.
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spelling pubmed-75107202020-10-02 Fatal Chlamydia avium Infection in Captive Picazuro Pigeons, the Netherlands Kik, Marja Heijne, Marloes IJzer, Jooske Grinwis, Guy Pannekoek, Yvonne Gröne, Andrea Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter In 2016, an outbreak of Chlamydia avium infection occurred among Picazuro pigeons (Patagioenas picazuro) living in an aviary in the Netherlands. Molecular typing revealed a unique strain of C. avium. Our findings show that C. avium infection, which usually causes subclinical infection, can cause fatal disease in pigeons. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-10 /pmc/articles/PMC7510720/ /pubmed/32946739 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.191412 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Kik, Marja
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Fatal Chlamydia avium Infection in Captive Picazuro Pigeons, the Netherlands
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title_short Fatal Chlamydia avium Infection in Captive Picazuro Pigeons, the Netherlands
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7510720/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32946739
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.191412
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