Chlamydia psittaci: an emerging cause of equine abortion and neonatal illness

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Chlamydia psittaci: an emerging cause of equine abortion and fatal neonatal illness in south-eastern Australia
Vet Rec. 2023 Dec 2;193(11). doi: 10.1002/vetr.3739.
Authors
Charles El-Hage 1 , James Gilkerson 1
Affiliation

1 Centre for Equine Infectious Disease, Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 38038292
DOI: 10.1002/vetr.3739

Abstract

While well known as a zoonotic pathogen of birds, Chlamydia psittaci is less well recognised as a cause of abortion in mares and severe infection in foals. However, in the past decade it has been causing epizootics of both in south-eastern Australia, as Charles El-Hage and James Gilkerson explain.

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