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Project

Development and implementation of a Chlamydophila psittaci molecular diagnostic platform to study the epidemiology of the infection and for tracing zoonotic transmission from birds to man

Psittacosis still presents an epidemiologic and diagnostic challenge. Both prevalence and diagnosis are the subject of this study. We aim to compare different diagnostic technics and evaluate the influence of a number of factors on the transfer from bird to main.

Date:1 Aug 2007 →  31 Jul 2011
Keywords:chlamydia psittaci, bids, zoonosis
Disciplines:Bacteriology, Veterinary epidemiology, Infectious diseases