Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands

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...

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Published in:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Björn Herrmann, Heléna Persson, Jens-Kjeld Jensen, Høgni Debes Joensen, Markus Klint, Björn Olsen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Chlamydophila psittaci
fulmar
psittacosis
avian chlamydiosis
chlamydophilosis
the Faroe Islands
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Faroe Islands
Fulmar
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050404
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d2e0e901282b48839be835d0eae634df 2023-05-15T16:10:10+02:00 Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands Björn Herrmann Heléna Persson Jens-Kjeld Jensen Høgni Debes Joensen Markus Klint Björn Olsen 2006-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050404 https://doaj.org/article/d2e0e901282b48839be835d0eae634df EN eng Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/2/05-0404_article https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040 https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 doi:10.3201/eid1202.050404 1080-6040 1080-6059 https://doaj.org/article/d2e0e901282b48839be835d0eae634df Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 330-332 (2006) Chlamydophila psittaci fulmar psittacosis avian chlamydiosis chlamydophilosis the Faroe Islands Medicine R Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2006 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050404 2022-12-31T05:35:33Z 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. psittaci to humans is low. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Faroe Islands Fulmar ENVELOPE(-46.016,-46.016,-60.616,-60.616) Emerging Infectious Diseases 12 2 330 332
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topic Chlamydophila psittaci
fulmar
psittacosis
avian chlamydiosis
chlamydophilosis
the Faroe Islands
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
spellingShingle Chlamydophila psittaci
fulmar
psittacosis
avian chlamydiosis
chlamydophilosis
the Faroe Islands
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Björn Herrmann
Heléna Persson
Jens-Kjeld Jensen
Høgni Debes Joensen
Markus Klint
Björn Olsen
Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands
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fulmar
psittacosis
avian chlamydiosis
chlamydophilosis
the Faroe Islands
Medicine
R
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
description 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. psittaci to humans is low.
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author Björn Herrmann
Heléna Persson
Jens-Kjeld Jensen
Høgni Debes Joensen
Markus Klint
Björn Olsen
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Heléna Persson
Jens-Kjeld Jensen
Høgni Debes Joensen
Markus Klint
Björn Olsen
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title Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands
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title_full Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands
title_fullStr Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands
title_full_unstemmed Chlamydophila psittaci in Fulmars, the Faroe Islands
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