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Front Med (Lausanne)
December 2024
Department of Pharmacy, Chengdu Second People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Background: Psittacosis is a zoonotic disease with a low incidence rate and a lack of specificity in clinical manifestations, making it prone to be missed, misdiagnosed, and even cause delayed treatment for patients. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) was successfully performed for the diagnosis of a young patient with psittacosis progressing to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and precisely targeted antibiotic treatment was promptly administered. Additionally, a comprehensive review was conducted on 68 cases of psittacosis complicated with ARDS, with the goal of improving the clinical awareness of this disease.
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December 2024
Wildbase, School of Veterinary Science - Tāwharau Ora, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Molecular methods are currently the most sensitive for detecting in birds. Most laboratories have developed their own molecular assays or adapted published protocols, often making slight modifications to fit their specific study purposes. The sensitivity and specificity of a molecular test depend on the target genes, primer sequences, types of molecular tests, DNA extraction methods, and sampling methods.
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December 2024
Department of Virology, Veterinary Faculty, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Türkiye.
Abortion is one of the major threats to the livestock industry, and it also poses significant threats to public health since some of the abortifacient agents are considered zoonotic. (), (), (), and Cache Valley virus (CVV) are recognized as important zoonotic and abortifacient agents of reproductive failure in small ruminants. This study determined the prevalence of these agents in ovine and caprine foetuses in Türkiye.
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November 2024
Department of Clinical Laboratory, Wuhan Asia General Hospital, Wuhan Asia General Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Background: Psittacosis is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by () infection, which can be transmitted by birds, poultry and wild animals. The symptoms and imaging findings of pneumonia are atypical and primarily rely on etiological diagnosis. The incidence of infection has been significantly underestimated because of the low sensitivity and poor timeliness of traditional diagnostic methods.
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December 2024
Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address:
We investigated if the efficacy of a Chlamydia abortus (Cab) subunit vaccine is influenced by route of administration. Thus, female CBA/J mice were immunized either by mucosal or systemic routes with Vibrio cholerae ghost (VCG)-based vaccine expressing T and B cell epitopes of Cab polymorphic membrane protein (Pmp) 18D, termed rVCG-Pmp18.3.
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