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Review

Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease

by
Zygmunt F. Dembek
1,
Jerry L. Mothershead
2,
Akeisha N. Owens
3,
Tesema Chekol
1 and
Aiguo Wu
3,*
1
Battelle Memorial Institute, Support to DTRA Technical Reachback, Columbus, OH 43201, USA
2
Applied Research Associates (ARA), Support to DTRA Technical Reachback, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA
3
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Pathogens 2023, 12(9), 1165; https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12091165
Submission received: 10 August 2023 / Revised: 2 September 2023 / Accepted: 12 September 2023 / Published: 15 September 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Bacterial Pathogens)
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Abstract

The bacterial agent Chlamydia psittaci, and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general. C. psittaci infections can cause significant psittacosis outbreaks, with person-to-person transmission documented in the last decade. In this publication, we review the pathogen and its disease, as well as examine the potential for genetic manipulation in this organism to create a more deadly pathogen. Recent disease surveys indicate that currently, the highest incidences of human disease exist in Australia, Germany and the UK. We recommend the universal public health reporting of C. psittaci and psittacosis disease and increasing the promotion of public health awareness.
Keywords: psittacosis; Chlamydia psittaci; chlamydia; Category B pathogen psittacosis; Chlamydia psittaci; chlamydia; Category B pathogen

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Dembek, Z.F.; Mothershead, J.L.; Owens, A.N.; Chekol, T.; Wu, A. Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease. Pathogens 2023, 12, 1165. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12091165

AMA Style

Dembek ZF, Mothershead JL, Owens AN, Chekol T, Wu A. Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease. Pathogens. 2023; 12(9):1165. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12091165

Chicago/Turabian Style

Dembek, Zygmunt F., Jerry L. Mothershead, Akeisha N. Owens, Tesema Chekol, and Aiguo Wu. 2023. "Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease" Pathogens 12, no. 9: 1165. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12091165

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Dembek, Z. F., Mothershead, J. L., Owens, A. N., Chekol, T., & Wu, A. (2023). Psittacosis: An Underappreciated and Often Undiagnosed Disease. Pathogens, 12(9), 1165. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12091165

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