Dembek Zygmunt F, Mothershead Jerry L, Owens Akeisha N, Chekol Tesema, Wu Aiguo
Battelle Memorial Institute, Support to DTRA Technical Reachback, Columbus, OH 43201, USA.
Applied Research Associates (ARA), Support to DTRA Technical Reachback, Albuquerque, NM 87110, USA.
Pathogens. 2023 Sep 15;12(9):1165. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12091165.
The bacterial agent , and the resulting disease of psittacosis, is a little-known and underappreciated infectious disease by healthcare practitioners and in public health in general. infections can cause significant psittacosis outbreaks, with person-to-person transmission documented in the last decade. In this publication, we review the pathogen and its disease, as well as examine the potential for genetic manipulation in this organism to create a more deadly pathogen. Recent disease surveys indicate that currently, the highest incidences of human disease exist in Australia, Germany and the UK. We recommend the universal public health reporting of and psittacosis disease and increasing the promotion of public health awareness.
鹦鹉热衣原体这种细菌病原体以及由此引发的鹦鹉热，在医疗从业者和总体公共卫生领域中是一种鲜为人知且未得到充分重视的传染病。感染可导致严重的鹦鹉热疫情爆发，在过去十年中有过人际传播的记录。在本出版物中，我们回顾了该病原体及其所致疾病，并研究了对这种生物体进行基因操作以创造出更致命病原体的可能性。近期的疾病调查表明，目前人类疾病发病率最高的是澳大利亚、德国和英国。我们建议对鹦鹉热衣原体及鹦鹉热疾病进行全面的公共卫生报告，并加强对公众健康意识的宣传。
