Article: Research from Ghent University, Department of Molecular Biotechnology in the area of psittacosis epidemiology published.

Data detailed in 'Zoonotic Chlamydophila psittaci infections from a clinical perspective' have been presented. According to a study from Ghent, Belgium, "Human psittacosis is a zoonotic infectious disease which is caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci. Transmission of the disease usually originates from close contact with infected birds, most frequently in the context of the poultry industry, and from contact with Psittaciformes (cockatoos, parrots, parakeets and lories)."

"Due to a low awareness of the disease and a variable clinical presentation psittacosis is often not recognised as such by general practitioners. This review ...

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