"Psittacosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection with CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI (formerly Chlamydia psittaci), transmitted to humans by inhalation of dust-borne contaminated nasal secretions or excreta of infected BIRDS. This infection results in a febrile illness characterized by PNEUMONITIS and systemic manifestations.
Descriptor ID |
D009956
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MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.210.250.600
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2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Psittacosis" by people in Profiles.
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the family outbreak of psittacosis: the first reported family outbreak of psittacosis in China under COVID-19. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2021 Dec; 10(1):1418-1428.
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Budgies and bugs: our homegrown contribution to pandemics. Med J Aust. 2021 06; 214(11):509-510.e1.
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Psittacosis Outbreak among Workers at Chicken Slaughter Plants, Virginia and Georgia, USA, 2018. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 11; 25(11):2143-2145.
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A new equine and zoonotic threat emerges from an old avian pathogen, Chlamydia psittaci. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2017 Oct; 23(10):693-694.
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Methods for Real-Time PCR-Based Diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci, and Chlamydia abortus Infections in an Opened Molecular Diagnostic Platform. Methods Mol Biol. 2017; 1616:171-181.
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Psittacosis in a highly endemic area in Italy. Epidemiol Infect. 1987 Oct; 99(2):413-9.
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[News in microbiology]. Vojnosanit Pregl. 1970 Jun; 27(6):293-5.