在瑞典的花园鸟类中发现了Chlamydia psittaci
Ellinor Spörndly-Nees1, Henrik Uhlhorn1, Tomas Jinnerot2
1Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute (SVA), Uppsala, Sweden.
One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
|June 26, 2023
概括
在瑞典花园鸟类,特别是大和子中发现了克拉米迪亚虫感染. 这突显了人类传播的潜在风险,特别是从巨乳和木中发现的基因型A菌株.
科学领域:
- 兽医微生物学 兽医微生物学
- 动物传播疾病 动物传播疾病
- 鸟类病理学 鸟类病理学
背景情况:
- 瑞典的人类克拉米迪亚psittaci感染与养鸟类有关.
- 关于瑞典花园鸟类中Chlamydia psittaci的发生和基因型的数据有限.
- 在花园鸟类中克拉米迪亚psittaci的致病性仍然不太清楚.
研究的目的:
- 调查瑞典花园鸟类中Chlamydia psittaci感染的流行率和基因型.
- 在受影响的花园鸟类物种中评估Chlamydia psittaci的致病性.
- 评估从花园鸟类传播Chlamydia psittaci到人类的潜在风险.
主要方法:
- 对提交监测的275只花园鸟 (22种) 的肝脏和肺组织进行PCR (2009-2019).
- 基因定型阳性样本并进行额外的便PCR.
- 用显微镜检查组织的病理变化.
主要成果:
- 在2.2%的鸟类中检测到Chlamydia psittaci (6/275),包括大,野和木.
- 基因型A (在人类病例中很常见) 在巨乳和木中发现;基因型B (在野中发现) 在野中发现.
- 与C. psittaci相关的炎症性病变在两个巨乳和一个木中观察到,这表明一半的阳性病例是致命的.
结论:
- 克拉米迪亚psittaci发生在死亡的瑞典花园鸟类的低发病率.
- 在花园鸟类中,C. psittaci可能是致命的,在严重的情况下,便中的细菌负载较高.
- 受感染的花园鸟类,特别是巨乳和子,对人类C. psittaci的传播构成潜在的风险.
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