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 disea...
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Published in | Veterinary microbiology Vol. 135; no. 1; pp. 78 - 81 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Netherlands
Elsevier B.V
16.03.2009
Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier Elsevier |
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Summary: | 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. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.047 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0378-1135 1873-2542 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.047 |