Jendelund, Peter, 2010. Prevalens av Chlamydophila psittaci hos papegojor i fångenskap. Second cycle, A1N, A1F or AXX ( AXX). Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health (until 231231)
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Abstract
Chlamydophila psittaci is a common cause of diseases in parrots ranging from being less serious to more serious. It is also a zoonotic disease which poses serious health problems to humans. The disease is highly under diagnosed. The symptoms in birds are nonspecific and may be indicative of many different diseases which make it harder to diagnose and treat. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of C. psittaci in Mälardalen, Sweden. The study used the ELISA antibody testkit which can be used in veterinary clinics. As an additional form of investigation, an analysis that is used prospectively was conducted on a newly developed PCR-test. Subsequently, the test responses from these two separate trials were going to be compared. The study revealed that 30 % of the examined birds were positive for the antibody C. psittaci. The material from the PCR test was quantitatively too small to draw any conclusions from.
| Main title: | Prevalens av Chlamydophila psittaci hos papegojor i fångenskap |
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| Authors: | Jendelund, Peter |
| Supervisor: | Olsén, Lena and Tallkvist, Jonas |
| Examiner: | Ingvast-Larsson, Carina |
| Series: | Examensarbete / Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Fakulteten för veterinärmedicin och husdjursvetenskap, Veterinärprogrammet |
| Volume/Sequential designation: | 2010:79 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Level and depth descriptor: | Second cycle, A1N, A1F or AXX |
| Student's programme affiliation: | VY002 Veterinary Medicine Programme 330 HEC |
| Supervising department: | (VH) > Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health (until 231231) |
| Keywords: | Chlamydophila psittaci |
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-8-916 |
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-8-916 |
| Subject. Use of subject categories until 2023-04-30.: | Veterinary science and hygiene - General aspects Animal diseases Human medicine, health, and safety |
| Language: | Swedish |
| Deposited On: | 21 Dec 2010 08:51 |
| Metadata Last Modified: | 20 Apr 2012 14:17 |
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