El-Hage Charles, Legione Alistair, Devlin Joanne, Hughes Kristopher, Jenkins Cheryl, Gilkerson James
Asia Pacific Centre for Animal Health, The Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.
School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Science and Health, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia.
Animals (Basel). 2023 Jul 28;13(15):2443. doi: 10.3390/ani13152443.
is an important zoonotic pathogen. Although primarily a pathogen of birds, from which infection can spillover into humans and other mammalian hosts, the importance of as a cause of equine reproductive loss and the risk of infection to humans in contact with infected horses are increasingly being recognised in Australia and elsewhere. Despite the risks to both human and equine health, infection in horses is incompletely understood. This study aimed to update and summarise cases of equine psittacosis in Australia in the period 2018-2022, thus addressing a knowledge gap relating to recent cases in this country. These cases were identified from the examination of records held by state and federal veterinary authorities and from a review of published cases. A total of 31 cases were identified. Spatial and temporal trends were identified, with cases being more prevalent in winter and spring and geographically restricted to Victoria and New South Wales. The results show that cases of equine reproductive loss due to are consistent and ongoing and demonstrate the importance of routinely considering in diagnostic investigations. The need for ongoing study to better understand this important zoonotic pathogen is evident.
是一种重要的人畜共患病原体。虽然它主要是鸟类病原体，感染可从鸟类传播给人类和其他哺乳动物宿主，但在澳大利亚和其他地方，作为马属动物生殖损失原因的重要性以及与感染马匹接触的人类的感染风险越来越受到认可。尽管对人类和马属动物健康都有风险，但对马感染的情况仍不完全了解。本研究旨在更新和总结2018年至2022年期间澳大利亚马鹦鹉热病例，从而填补该国近期病例相关的知识空白。这些病例是通过检查州和联邦兽医当局保存的记录以及查阅已发表的病例确定的。共确定了31例病例。确定了空间和时间趋势，病例在冬季和春季更为普遍，地理上局限于维多利亚州和新南威尔士州。结果表明，由导致的马属动物生殖损失病例持续存在，这表明在诊断调查中常规考虑的重要性。显然需要持续研究以更好地了解这种重要的人畜共患病原体。
