Objective;To determine the presence of zoonotic tick-borne bacteria in feral pigeons(Columba lixia domestica) from urban areas.Methods:Spleen samples from 84 feral pigeons,found dead with traumatic injuries in urban a...
financially supported by the Monitoring and Surveillance Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Wildlife and Exotic Animals.Faculty of Veterinary Science.Mahidol University
Objective:To detect and characterize Chlamydophila psittaci(C.psittaci) in asymptomatic feral pigeons in central Thailand.Methods:A total 814 swabs from the trachea and cloacae of 407non-clinical feral pigeons in cent...
The role of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis is one of the most important discussions in coronary artery diseases. In this study, the relationship between C. pneumoniae seropositivity and at...
funded by NIPRD through a Research Grant awarded in 2005 to Ngwai YB and Izebe KS
Objective:To detect IgG antibody to Chlamydophila pneumoniae(CP) in sera of HIV/AIDS patients and provide rationale for inclusion of routine screening for anti-CP antibodies and anti-chlamydial agents in the Nigerian ...