Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease
The bacterial agent <i>Chlamydia psittaci</i>, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general. <i>C. psittaci</i> infections can cause significant psittacosis outb...
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| author | Zygmunt F. Dembek Jerry L. Mothershead Akeisha N. Owens Tesema Chekol Aiguo Wu |
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| description | The bacterial agent <i>Chlamydia psittaci</i>, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general. <i>C. psittaci</i> infections can cause significant psittacosis outbreaks, with person-to-person transmission documented in the last decade. In this publication, we review the pathogen and its disease, as well as examine the potential for genetic manipulation in this organism to create a more deadly pathogen. Recent disease surveys indicate that currently, the highest incidences of human disease exist in Australia, Germany and the UK. We recommend the universal public health reporting of <i>C. psittaci</i> and psittacosis disease and increasing the promotion of public health awareness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10374736e74d4356afbbaa8c5b440dc72023-11-19T12:22:59ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172023-09-01129116510.3390/pathogens12091165Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed DiseaseZygmunt F. Dembek0Jerry L. Mothershead1Akeisha N. Owens2Tesema Chekol3Aiguo Wu4Battelle Memorial Institute, Support to DTRA Technical Reachback, Columbus, OH 43201, USAApplied Research Associates (ARA), Support to DTRA Technical Reachback, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USADefense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, USABattelle Memorial Institute, Support to DTRA Technical Reachback, Columbus, OH 43201, USADefense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, USAThe bacterial agent <i>Chlamydia psittaci</i>, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general. <i>C. psittaci</i> infections can cause significant psittacosis outbreaks, with person-to-person transmission documented in the last decade. In this publication, we review the pathogen and its disease, as well as examine the potential for genetic manipulation in this organism to create a more deadly pathogen. Recent disease surveys indicate that currently, the highest incidences of human disease exist in Australia, Germany and the UK. We recommend the universal public health reporting of <i>C. psittaci</i> and psittacosis disease and increasing the promotion of public health awareness.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/9/1165psittacosis<i>Chlamydia psittaci</i>chlamydiaCategory B pathogen |
| spellingShingle | Zygmunt F. Dembek Jerry L. Mothershead Akeisha N. Owens Tesema Chekol Aiguo Wu Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease Pathogens psittacosis <i>Chlamydia psittaci</i> chlamydia Category B pathogen |
| title | Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease |
| title_full | Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease |
| title_fullStr | Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease |
| title_short | Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease |
| title_sort | psittacosis an underappreciated and often undiagnosed disease |
| topic | psittacosis <i>Chlamydia psittaci</i> chlamydia Category B pathogen |
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