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[Psittacosis (chlamydiosis) of birds and the necessity of government disease control]. 1998

E F Kaleta, and M E Krautwald-Junghanns, and T Redmann

Institut für Geflügelkrankheiten, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.

Psittacosis--induced by Chlamydia psittaci--occurs at present as individual cases but not any more as an endemic or epidemic disease. The diagnosis does not pose unsurmountable difficulties. The dominant sources of infection for men are--unlike in previous times--now budgerigars and cockatiels from domestic breeding sources but also--as far as it is known at all--different domestic mammals. A targeted therapy of diseases in humans and birds is successfully possible with chlortetracycline, doxycycline or fluoroquinolone-containing drugs. Therefore, government-imposed control measures focussing entirely on imported psittacines such as quarantine, long-term medication and possibly eradication of Chlamydia psittaci-positive psittacine birds are not essential any more. It is suggested that psittacosis in birds should not be a notifiable disease any longer. The derogation of mandatory treatment during quarantine is also recommended. Governmental control of psittacosis should be replaced by a privately organized eradication program by breeders.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009956	Psittacosis	Infection with CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI (formerly Chlamydia psittaci), transmitted to humans by inhalation of dust-borne contaminated nasal secretions or excreta of infected BIRDS. This infection results in a febrile illness characterized by PNEUMONITIS and systemic manifestations.	Ornithosis,Ornithoses,Psittacoses
D003140	Communicable Disease Control	Programs of surveillance designed to prevent the transmission of disease by any means from person to person or from animal to man.	Flatten the Curve of Epidemic,Flattening the Curve, Communicable Disease Control,Parasite Control,Control, Communicable Disease,Control, Parasite
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001715	Bird Diseases	Diseases of birds not considered poultry, therefore usually found in zoos, parks, and the wild. The concept is differentiated from POULTRY DISEASES which is for birds raised as a source of meat or eggs for human consumption, and usually found in barnyards, hatcheries, etc.	Avian Diseases,Avian Disease,Bird Disease,Disease, Avian,Disease, Bird,Diseases, Avian,Diseases, Bird
D001717	Birds	Warm-blooded VERTEBRATES possessing FEATHERS and belonging to the class Aves.	Aves,Bird
D015047	Zoonoses	Diseases of non-human animals that may be transmitted to HUMANS or may be transmitted from humans to non-human animals.	Zoonotic Spillover,Zoonotic Diseases,Zoonotic Infections,Zoonotic Infectious Diseases,Disease, Zoonotic,Disease, Zoonotic Infectious,Diseases, Zoonotic,Diseases, Zoonotic Infectious,Infection, Zoonotic,Infections, Zoonotic,Infectious Disease, Zoonotic,Infectious Diseases, Zoonotic,Spillovers, Zoonotic,Zoonotic Disease,Zoonotic Infection,Zoonotic Infectious Disease,Zoonotic Spillovers