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  • Title: Transmission of antibodies to Chlamydia psittaci and Coxiella burnetii through eggs and "crop milk" in pigeons.
    Author: Kocianová E, Rehácek J, Lisák V.
    Journal: Eur J Epidemiol; 1993 Mar; 9(2):209-12. PubMed ID: 8519359.
    Abstract:
    Young semi-domesticated pigeons captured or hatched from eggs gathered in Bratislava during 1989-1991 were examined for complement fixing antibodies to Chlamydia psittaci and agglutinating antibodies to Coxiella burnetii. Antibodies to Ch. psittaci were present in 76% of birds younger than 24 h, in 47.7% between 1 and 10 days of age and in 12% of nestlings over 10 days old. Antibodies to Ch. psittaci were also detected in "crop milk" of 4.1% of 1 to 10 day old birds and in 4.5% of specimens older than 10 days. Antibodies to C. burnetii were not found in juvenile birds under 24 h old, but antibodies against this agent were present in 16.4% birds between 1 and 10 days old and in 18% over 10 days old. Antibodies to C. burnetii were also detected in "crop milk" collected from crops of 2% of the young birds between 1 and 10 days.
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