Prevalence of Chlamydophila psittaci in fecal droppings from feral pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Edou R. Heddema; Sietske ter Sluis; Jan A. Buys; Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls; Joop H. van Wijnen; Caroline E. Visser

doi:https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02662-05

Prevalence of Chlamydophila psittaci in fecal droppings from feral pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Edou R. Heddema, Sietske ter Sluis, Jan A. Buys, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Joop H. van Wijnen, Caroline E. Visser

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Abstract

In many cities, the feral rock dove is an abundant bird species that can harbor Chlamydophila psittaci. We determined the prevalence and genotype of C. psittaci in fresh fecal samples from feral pigeons in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The prevalence was 7.9% overall (26/331; 95% confidence interval, 5 to 11). Ten genotyped PCR-positive samples were all genotype B

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4423-4425
Journal	Applied and environmental microbiology
Volume	72
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02662-05
Publication status	Published - 2006

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