Gerbermann H, Korbel R
Landesuntersuchungsamt für das Gesundheitswesen Südbayern, Oberschleissheim.
Tierarztl Prax. 1993 Jun;21(3):217-24.
152 free-living raptors found in the area around Munich, Germany, were investigated for possible Chlamydia psittaci infections. Chlamydia psittaci was detected in 13.2% of these birds of prey (Strigiformes, Falconiformes and Accipitriformes) by examination of cloacal swabs with an antigen ELISA (IDEIA Chlamydia test kit). Chlamydia psittaci antibodies could be demonstrated in 85.1% of 121 birds by a Chlamydia antibody ELISA (Chlamydia-psittaci-AK-EIA). 29.7% of the samples investigated were positive, 55.4% showed strong positive reactions. The birds showed neither clinical nor pathological signs of chlamydial infections. The specificity and sensitivity of the Chlamydia antibody ELISA, as determined using positive sera and epidemiological criteria are discussed. Antigen ELISA and the cell culture method showed a consistency of 94%. The results and their consequences for diagnostic procedures and state regulations are discussed.
对在德国慕尼黑周边地区发现的152只自由生活的猛禽进行了调查，以检测其是否可能感染鹦鹉热衣原体。通过使用抗原酶联免疫吸附测定法（IDEIA衣原体检测试剂盒）检测泄殖腔拭子，在13.2%的这些猛禽（鸮形目、隼形目和鹰形目）中检测到了鹦鹉热衣原体。通过衣原体抗体酶联免疫吸附测定法（鹦鹉热衣原体AK - EIA），在121只鸟中的85.1%检测到了鹦鹉热衣原体抗体。所调查样本的29.7%呈阳性，55.4%显示强阳性反应。这些鸟类既没有衣原体感染的临床症状也没有病理迹象。讨论了使用阳性血清和流行病学标准确定的衣原体抗体酶联免疫吸附测定法的特异性和敏感性。抗原酶联免疫吸附测定法和细胞培养法的一致性为94%。讨论了这些结果及其对诊断程序和国家法规的影响。
