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Identification of Chlamydia gallinacea in a parrot and in free‐range chickens in Australia
Author(s) -
Stokes HS,
Martens JM,
Chamings A,
Walder K,
Berg ML,
Segal Y,
Bennett ATD
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/avj.12856
Subject(s) - chlamydia , biology , identification (biology) , zoology , disease , wildlife disease , virology , ecology , immunology , wildlife , medicine , pathology
Chlamydia gallinacea is a recently described bacterial species in a genus known to infect and cause disease in animals and humans. Our report describes the identification of C. gallinacea infection in free‐range laying chickens ( Gallus gallus ) in Australia, and the identification of C. gallinacea infection in a parrot, a wild Australian galah (Eolophus roseicapillus) . There is currently little knowledge of the effects of C. gallinacea infection on avian hosts, but it has been linked to respiratory disease in humans and could potentially cause similar disease in other species. Our report highlights the need for further study and surveillance of Chlamydia species in both wild and domestic hosts in Australia.