TY - JOUR AU - Vanrompay, Daisy AU - Harkinezhad, Taher AU - van de Walle, Marijke AU - Beeckman, Delphine AU - van Droogenbroeck, Caroline AU - Verminnen, Kristel AU - Leten, Ruud AU - Martel, An AU - Cauwerts, Katty T1 - Chlamydophila psittaci Transmission from Pet Birds to Humans T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2007 VL - 13 IS - 7 SP - 1108 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We studied zoonotic transmission of Chlamydophila psittaci in 39 breeding facilities for Psittaciformes (cockatoos, parrots, parakeets, lories) that frequently used antimicrobial drugs. Genotypes A or E/B were detected in 14.9% of humans at these facilities. Information on antimicrobial drug use in Psittaciformes and a C. psittaci vaccine are urgently required. KW - Chlamydophila psittaci KW - psittacosis KW - zoonosis KW - pet bird KW - genotyping KW - PCR KW - Psittaciformes KW - dispatch KW - Belgium DO - 10.3201/eid1307.070074 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/7/07-0074_article ER - End of Reference