A review of chlamydial infections in wild birds

HS Stokes, ML Berg, ATD Bennett - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Chlamydia are a globally distributed genus of bacteria that can infect and cause
disease in a range of hosts. Birds are the primary host for multiple chlamydial species. The …

Chlamydiae from Down Under: The Curious Cases of Chlamydial Infections in Australia

M Jelocnik - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
In Australia, the most researched and perhaps the most successful chlamydial species are
the human pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, animal pathogens Chlamydia pecorum and …

Metagenomic detection and characterisation of multiple viruses in apparently healthy Australian Neophema birds

S Sarker - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Emerging viral pathogens are a significant concern, with potential consequences for human,
animal and environmental health. Over the past several decades, many novel viruses have …

Genomic characterisation of a highly divergent Siadenovirus (Psittacine Siadenovirus F) from the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster …

A Athukorala, DN Phalen, A Das, KJ Helbig… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Siadenoviruses have been detected in wild and captive birds worldwide. Only nine
siadenoviruses have been fully sequenced; however, partial sequences for 30 others, many …

Whole-genome sequencing of Chlamydia psittaci from Australasian avian hosts: A genomics approach to a pathogen that still ruffles feathers

V Kasimov, RT White, J Foxwell… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Chlamydia psittaci is a globally distributed veterinary pathogen with zoonotic potential.
Although C. psittaci infections have been reported in various hosts, isolation and culture of …

Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) persists in tissues of asymptomatic wild Crimson Rosellas

B Blanch-Lázaro, A Chamings, RFH Ribot… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Infectious diseases can drive populations and species to extinction. Beak and feather
disease virus (BFDV) is a circovirus of global conservation concern that can infect all …

Adenoviruses in avian hosts: recent discoveries shed new light on adenovirus diversity and evolution

A Athukorala, KJ Helbig, BP Mcsharry, JK Forwood… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
While adenoviruses cause infections in a wide range of vertebrates, members of the genus
Atadenovirus, Siadenovirus, and Aviadenovirus predominantly infect avian hosts. Several …

Chlamydia Psittaci ST24: Clonal Strains of One Health Importance Dominate in Australian Horse, Bird and Human Infections

SI Anstey, V Kasimov, C Jenkins, A Legione, J Devlin… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chlamydia psittaci is traditionally regarded as a globally distributed avian pathogen that can
cause zoonotic spill-over. Molecular research has identified an extended global host range …

Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) prevalence, load and excretion in seven species of wild caught common Australian parrots

JM Martens, HS Stokes, ML Berg, K Walder, SR Raidal… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Pathogens pose a major risk to wild host populations, especially in the face of ongoing
biodiversity declines. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) can affect most if not all …

Emerging and well‐characterized chlamydial infections detected in a wide range of wild Australian birds

V Kasimov, Y Dong, R Shao, A Brunton… - Transboundary and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Birds can act as successful long‐distance vectors and reservoirs for numerous zoonotic
bacterial, parasitic and viral pathogens, which can be a concern given the …