Falcons From the United Arab Emirates Infected With / Intermediates Specified as by Polymerase Chain Reaction.

Chlamydiaceae are obligate intracellular bacteria with a broad host range. Several studies have found chlamydial species that are genetically intermediate between and in various avian species. One of these intermediate species, found in a red-shouldered hawk (), was recently classified as a new species .

Detection of in Swiss wild birds sampled at a bird rehabilitation centre.

Background: Annually, 800-1500 wild birds are admitted to the rehabilitation centre of the Swiss Ornithological Institute, Sempach, Lucerne, Switzerland. The workers of the centre come in close contact with the avian patients and might therefore be exposed to zoonotic agents shed by these birds, such as .

Methods: In the present study, 91 choanal, 91 cloacal and 267 faecal swabs from 339 wild birds of 42 species were investigated using a stepwise diagnostic approach.

Occurrence of in Raptors and Crows in Switzerland.

Bacteria of the family are globally disseminated and able to infect many bird species. So far, 11 species of have been detected in wild birds, and several studies found chlamydial strains classified as genetically intermediate between (.) and .