Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of Iran

Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) is an avian pathogen which its clinical symptoms of the disease may be varies from asymptomatic to several clinical symptoms, which include: conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the lining of the nose (rhinitis), sinusitis, diarrhea (dehydration), respiratory distress,...

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Main Authors: Mehdi MoradiSarmeidani, Payman Keihani, Hasan Momtaz, Mehran TajmirRiahi, Seyed Hussein Heydari
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Language:English
Published: University of Tabriz 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Zoonotic Diseases
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Online Access:https://jzd.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_11343.html
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author Mehdi MoradiSarmeidani
Payman Keihani
Hasan Momtaz
Mehran TajmirRiahi
Seyed Hussein Heydari
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description Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) is an avian pathogen which its clinical symptoms of the disease may be varies from asymptomatic to several clinical symptoms, which include: conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the lining of the nose (rhinitis), sinusitis, diarrhea (dehydration), respiratory distress, yellow-green urine, loss of appetite, which may cause respiratory disorders in humans. Oropharyngeal(owner and birds) and cloacal (birds) swabs were taken from 54 captive psittacine birds and their owners who attended to veterinary clinics in Isfahan (Totally 108 samples).To study the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive birds and their owners using molecular detection assay (PCR),samples were collected during 2014 from a total of 10 various species of parrots. C. psittaci was identified in four species of birds (40%). Sequencing was performed to confirm the PCR positive results, demonstrating that all positive samples of C. psittaci belonged to genotype A, representing the first report of the presence of this genotype in Iran. The determination of this bacterium in captive psittacine birds presents that there is a potential risk for owners who live or have direct contact with them and that there is a feasibility of infecting other birds and humans.
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spelling doaj.art-5794eeaed5234255a866f0522cd864ba2022-12-21T23:02:05ZengUniversity of TabrizJournal of Zoonotic Diseases2717-29102020-10-0143344310.22034/JZD.2020.11343Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of IranMehdi MoradiSarmeidani 0Payman Keihani 1Hasan Momtaz 2Mehran TajmirRiahi 3Seyed Hussein Heydari 4Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, IranDepartment of small animal internal medicine,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,Shahrekord Branch,Islamic Azad University,Shahrekord,IranDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, IranFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, IranFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, IranChlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) is an avian pathogen which its clinical symptoms of the disease may be varies from asymptomatic to several clinical symptoms, which include: conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the lining of the nose (rhinitis), sinusitis, diarrhea (dehydration), respiratory distress, yellow-green urine, loss of appetite, which may cause respiratory disorders in humans. Oropharyngeal(owner and birds) and cloacal (birds) swabs were taken from 54 captive psittacine birds and their owners who attended to veterinary clinics in Isfahan (Totally 108 samples).To study the prevalence of C. psittaci in captive birds and their owners using molecular detection assay (PCR),samples were collected during 2014 from a total of 10 various species of parrots. C. psittaci was identified in four species of birds (40%). Sequencing was performed to confirm the PCR positive results, demonstrating that all positive samples of C. psittaci belonged to genotype A, representing the first report of the presence of this genotype in Iran. The determination of this bacterium in captive psittacine birds presents that there is a potential risk for owners who live or have direct contact with them and that there is a feasibility of infecting other birds and humans.https://jzd.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_11343.htmlchlamydia psittacipsittacinebirdsownersgenotypingpcr
spellingShingle Mehdi MoradiSarmeidani
Payman Keihani
Hasan Momtaz
Mehran TajmirRiahi
Seyed Hussein Heydari
Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of Iran
Journal of Zoonotic Diseases
chlamydia psittaci
psittacine
birds
owners
genotyping
pcr
title Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of Iran
title_full Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of Iran
title_fullStr Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of Iran
title_full_unstemmed Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of Iran
title_short Molecular diagnosis and genotyping of Chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of Iran
title_sort molecular diagnosis and genotyping of chlamydia psittaci in captive psittacines and their owners in the middle province of iran
topic chlamydia psittaci
psittacine
birds
owners
genotyping
pcr
url https://jzd.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_11343.html
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