Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-LEO, Carlos et al. Chlamydia psittaci in Psitacines Birds in Two Zoological Parks of Venezuela. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2017, vol.22, n.3, pp.394-397. ISSN 0120-548X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/abc.v22n3.64742.

The determination of Chlamydia psittaci (Cp) in psittacida birds in zoological parks in Venezuela represents a strategy of conservation and preservation for this group of birds, where multiple species are threatened with extinction and others have lost their capacity of reincorporation to their natural habitat. Through the nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) the 16S subunit of Cp DNAr was amplified in 50 cloacal swab samples from psittacine birds, reporting a frequency of 62 %. The work was carried out in the Zoo Park Las Delicias (PZD) 8% and the Aquarium of Valencia (AV) 54%. The high frequency was associated with a genotype of low concentration and virulence due to the absence of clinical signs of avian chlamydiosis. These results demonstrate the need to promote the detection of Cp, mainly for the AV that acts as a center of reception of specimens of confiscation, and, like the PZD, have other species vulnerable to extinction with risk of infection to Cp.

Keywords : Chlamydia psittaci; Psitácidas; PCR.

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