Etiological and epidemiological investigation of two independent parrot-to-human transmission events of Chlamydia psittaci
摘要Chlamydia psittaci,a gram-negative bacterium belonging to the family Chlamydiaceae,is recognized for its obligate intracellular lifestyle.It infects a wide variety of hosts,including nearly 500 bird species(e.g.,parrots,pigeons,poultry)[1]and livestock species(e.g.,sheep,goats,pigs,cattle,horses)[2,3].In hu-mans,C.psittaci causes psittacosis,a disease usually linked to contact with infected birds[4].Despite its clinical significance,psittacosis is often overlooked,primarily because C.psittaci is not included in the standard diagnostic tests for community-ac-quired pneumonia(CAP)[5,6].
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