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A parrot‐type Chlamydia psittaci strain is in association with egg production drop in laying ducks
Author(s) -
Lin Wencheng,
Chen Tong,
Liao Liqin,
Wang Zhanxin,
Xiao Junfang,
Lu Junpeng,
Song Chuncheng,
Qin Jianping,
Chen Feng,
Chang YungFu,
Xie Qingmei
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.13248
Subject(s) - psittacosis , chlamydia psittaci , outbreak , biology , chlamydophila , doxycycline , pathogen , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , genotype , disease , veterinary medicine , chlamydia , antibiotics , immunology , medicine , gene , biochemistry
Chlamydophila psittaci ( C. psittaci ) is an avian pathogen associated with systemic wasting disease in birds, as well as a public health risk. Although duck‐related cases of psittacosis have been reported, the pathogenicity and shedding status of C. psittaci in ducks are unclear. In this study, we reported that C. psittaci (genotype A) is responsible for a disease outbreak characterized by poor laying performance and severe lesions in multiple organs of ducks. Oral administration of antibiotic, doxycycline, was found to effectively control the C. psittaci infection in laying ducks. Collectively, our new findings provide evidence that C. psittaci was the major pathogen responsible for the outbreak of this disease in ducks. In order to reduce economic losses incurred by this disease, effective control measures must be taken to prevent infection in laying duck farms.