A novel psittacine adenovirus identified during an outbreak of avian chlamydiosis and human psittacosis: zoonosis associated with virus-bacterium coinfection in birds.

• Autori principali: Kelvin K W To (Autore), Herman Tse (Autore), Wan-Mui Chan (Autore), Garnet K Y Choi (Autore), Anna J X Zhang (Autore), Siddharth Sridhar (Autore), Sally C Y Wong (Autore), Jasper F W Chan (Autore), Andy S F Chan (Autore), Patrick C Y Woo (Autore), Susanna K P Lau (Autore), Janice Y C Lo (Autore), Kwok-Hung Chan (Autore), Vincent C C Cheng (Autore), Kwok-Yung Yuen (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Chlamydophila psittaci is found worldwide, but is particularly common among psittacine birds in tropical and subtropical regions. While investigating a human psittacosis outbreak that was associated with avian chlamydiosis in Hong Kong, we identified a novel adenovirus in epidemiologically linked Me...