Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands

• Other Authors: Herrmann, Björn, Persson, Heléna, Jensen, Jens-Kjeld, Joensen, Høgni Debes, Klint, Markus, Olsen, Björn
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Dispatch; Chlamydophila psittaci; fulmar; psittacosis; avian chlamydiosis; chlamydophilosis; the Faroe Islands; Animals; Atlantic Ocean; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; Bird Diseases; Birds; Europe; Geography; Humans; Zoonoses; Faroe Islands; Fulmar
• Online Access: http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/15897/

Chlamydophila psittaci was detected in 10% of 431 fulmars examined from the Faroe Islands. Analysis of ompA showed a sequence almost identical to that of the type strain. The origin of C. psittaci outbreaks in fulmars is discussed. Despite a high level of exposure, the risk for transmission of C. ps...