Incidence of Chlamydiosis in Psittacines and Risks to Public Health Marco Antonio Furlanetto Bento, Walter Barrella

Abstract

The combat and control of the traffic of wild birds generate a quantity of animals that, as a rule, are sent to the centers of sorting of wild animals (CEPTAS). The objectives of the present study were to make a diagnosis of the wild fauna, seized, sent to the CEPTAS of Cubatão SP, Brazil, and to verify the occurrence of avian chlamydiosis in the parrots present, mainly from seizures in the Southeast. Chlamydiosis is a disease caused by an obligate intracellular parasite, Chlamydophila psittaci, a gram-negative coccobacillus that infects wild and domestic birds, domestic mammals, and humans when they have contact with secretions and excretions of animal carriers. The etiologic agent of the disease may remain viable for a long period in dry animal secretions, or for several days in water at room temperature. The main route of transmission between the birds is aerogenic, through the inhalation of dry excretions, or ocular and nasal secretions of the infected animals. The interaction of man and poultry and wild birds increases the probability of transmission of zoonotic diseases. This project aims to verify the presence of Chlamydophila psittaci in parrots found in the Center for Research and Triage of Wild Animals (CEPTAS) in Cubatão and highlight the role and dissemination of the disease in wildlife, the impacts of trafficking in biodiversity conservation, implications of reintroductions and the importance of the disease, avian chlamydiosis, wildlife and human health.
*Data collection and research to be carried out in partnership with CEPTAS, Cubatão-SP