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Psittacosis—also known as parrot fever, and ornithosis—is a zoonotic infectious disease in humans caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci and contracted from infected parrots, such as macaws, cockatiels, and budgerigars, and from pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other species of birds.
A deadly outbreak of psittacosis, a bacterial infection also known as parrot fever, has affected people living several European countries, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
The 1929–1930 psittacosis pandemic, also known as the psittacosis outbreak of 1929–1930 and the great parrot fever pandemic, [2] was a series of simultaneous outbreaks of psittacosis (parrot fever) which, accelerated by the breeding and transportation of birds in crowded containers for the purpose of trade, was initially seen to have its origin in parrots from South America.
Chlamydia psittaci is a lethal intracellular bacterial species that may cause endemic avian chlamydiosis, epizootic outbreaks in other mammals, and respiratory psittacosis in humans. Potential hosts include feral birds and domesticated poultry, as well as cattle, pigs, sheep, and horses.
Poor conditions connected with the trading and breeding of green-cheeked conures have resulted in the proliferation of diseases such as Polyoma virus, Psittacosis (parrot fever), and Chlamydiosis.
Vendors selling birds including parrots, cockatoos, lovebirds and parakeets, must provide written information on psittacosis and avian chlamydiosis and post a sign with information. Infected pet ...
Psittacosis (parrot fever) Chlamydophila psittaci: macaws, cockatiels, budgerigars, pigeons, sparrows, ducks, hens, gulls and many other bird species contact with bird droplets Puumala virus infection Puumala virus: bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) rodent bite or scratches, inhalation of aerosols containing rodent excreta Q fever: Coxiella ...
After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What is the outbreak's potential impacts on humans, the poultry industry ...