New evidence for domesticated animals as reservoirs of Chlamydia-associated community acquired pneumonia

Adam Polkinghorne; Nicole Borel; Marloes Heijne; Yvonne Pannekoek

doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2018.10.015

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New evidence for domesticated animals as reservoirs of Chlamydia-associated community acquired pneumonia

Adam Polkinghorne, Nicole Borel, Marloes Heijne and Yvonne Pannekoek

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Vol.25(2), pp.131-132

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2018.10.015

PMID: 30394363

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atypical pneumonia

zoonoses

chlamydia

public health

source tracking

Recent reports highlight a growing awareness of the potential for Chlamydia considered to be traditionally veterinary pathogens to cause cases of community-acquired pneumonia in humans. Cases of Chlamydia caviae, a guinea pig pathogen, were detected in individuals with serious pneumonia requiring hospitalisation. Source tracking linked these infections to pet guinea pigs. Studies of horses have found that the avian and zoonotic pathogen, Chlamydia psittaci, may be more common in these mammalian hosts, further highlighting the risk of exposure to chlamydial causes of CAP. The realisation that CAP can be caused by a broader range of chlamydial agents highlights the need for better collaboration between primary care physicians, public health officials and veterinarians. In a Dutch model for this approach, surveillance of veterinary chlamydiae as a cause of CAP has been improved through harmonisation of detection and molecular typing methods to facilitate an easier exchange of detection and molecular typing data to support source tracking efforts by public health and veterinary authorities.

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Title: New evidence for domesticated animals as reservoirs of Chlamydia-associated community acquired pneumonia
Authors: Adam Polkinghorne (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Nicole Borel (Author) - University of Zurich, Switzerland
Marloes Heijne (Author) - Wageningen Bioveterinary Research, Netherlands
Yvonne Pannekoek (Author) - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Publication details: Clinical Microbiology and Infection, Vol.25(2), pp.131-132
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.10.015
ISSN: 1198-743X
PMID: 30394363
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451490402621
Output Type: Letter/Communication

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