Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Chlamydia psittaci: an emerging cause of equine abortion and fatal neonatal illness in south-eastern Australia.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary record
- Year:
- 2023
- Authors:
- El-Hage, Charles & Gilkerson, James
- Affiliation:
- Melbourne Veterinary School · Australia
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
While well known as a zoonotic pathogen of birds, Chlamydia psittaci is less well recognised as a cause of abortion in mares and severe infection in foals. However, in the past decade it has been causing epizootics of both in south-eastern Australia, as Charles El-Hage and James Gilkerson explain.
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