(19) Chlamydia

Question 1

(Chlamydia Pstitticosis)

1. Disease
2. Host
3. Transmission
4. Clinical Signs
5. Path
6. Diagnosis
7. Treatment
8. Immunity

Answer 1

1. Avian Psitticosis
2. birds and humans

(4 serovars - turkeys, ducks, pigeons, parrots)

chickens less susc than turkeys

3. inhalation/ingestion/fecal

(not through egg)

4. sub

flu in humans

5. colonize epi, phags, synovial

spreads via blood/lymph

6. hard to diff from other stuff

cloacal swabs, PCR, reportable

7. tetra
8. no vx

Question 2

(Chlamydia Abortus)

1. Disease
2. Host
3. Transmission
4. Clinical Signs
5. Path
6. Diagnosis
7. Immunity

Answer 2

1. Abortion in sheep/cattle
2. sheep and cattle
3. inhalation/ingestion/venereal/ticks
4. abortions
5. mucosal –> systemic –> placenta –> abortion
6. fetal stomach contents/ vaginal scrapes
7. vx (last 3 yrs)

only get one abortion - ok after that

Question 3

(Chlamydia Pecorum)

1. Disease
2. Host
3. Clinical Signs

Answer 3

1. polyarthritis/conjuctivitis/ in sheep goats cattle
2. sheep, goats, cattle (koala)

(mostly young)

4. diarrhea

(only high mortality in young calves)

Question 4

(Chlamydia Felis)

1. Disease
2. Host
3. Transmission
4. Clinical Signs
5. Path
6. Diagnosis
7. Treatment
8. Immunity
9. mostly a probelm in what?

Answer 4

1. conjuctivitis in cats/pneumonia in kittens
2. cats mostly (dogs, cows rarely)
3. Highly Contagious!!!!
4. cough/fever/keratitis/corneal scarring
5. self limiting
6. conjuctival scrapes/ELISA
7. tetra
8. vx but short immunity
9. kittens