TY - JOUR AU - Kik, Marja AU - Heijne, Marloes AU - IJzer, Jooske AU - Grinwis, Guy AU - Pannekoek, Yvonne AU - Gröne, Andrea T1 - Fatal Chlamydia avium Infection in Captive Picazuro Pigeons, the Netherlands T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 10 SP - 2520 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 2016, an outbreak of Chlamydia avium infection occurred among Picazuro pigeons (Patagioenas picazuro) living in an aviary in the Netherlands. Molecular typing revealed a unique strain of C. avium. Our findings show that C. avium infection, which usually causes subclinical infection, can cause fatal disease in pigeons. KW - chlamydia KW - Chlamydia avium KW - pigeons KW - Picazuro pigeons KW - real time PCR KW - bacteria KW - Patagioenas picazuro KW - the Netherlands KW - aviaries KW - zoonoses KW - real-time PCR DO - 10.3201/eid2610.191412 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/19-1412_article ER - End of Reference