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Prevalence of Chlamydia psittaci in imported psittacine birds from 1981 to 1983.

1984; Japanese Society of Veterinary Science; Volume: 46; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1292/jvms1939.46.929

1881-1442

Katsuya Hirai, Hideto Fukushi, Yoshihiro Iwata, Yukiya OGAWA, Kiyoshi Tsukumi, Seigo Shimakura,

Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

The prevalence of Chlamydia psittaci was determined in psittacine birds dying or wasting soon after importation. During the past 3 years from 1981 to 1983, C. psittaci was isolated from 70.5% (266/377) of the psittacines examined. The yearly chlamydial isolation rate was 77.5% (131/169) in 1981, 49.1% (27/55) in 1982 and 70.6% (108/153) in 1983. The parakeets, Psittacula krameri manillensis, Psittacula cyanocephala and Psittacula alexandri fasciate and parrot, Amazona aestiva yield the most number of chlamydia-positive birds.