Prevalence of chlamyclia psittaci among ferai birds in himachal pradesh, india

Abstract

In order to find out the prevalence of Chlamydia psittaci in ferai birds, 99 samples comprising of56 fecal swabs/intestinal contents and 43 pooled visceral organs (spleen, liver; lung/air sacs and heart) from different species that were either trapped or killed in the vicinity of poultry houses feed stores and water tanks were screened. The samples were processed in seven to eight days old embryonated chicken eggs. A total 16 (16.16%) isolations were made le. 9 (16.07%) from fecal swabs/intestinal contents and 7 (16.28%) from pooled visceral organs, accruing from pigeons (16.36%), parrots (26.31%) and crows (18.18%). Whilst, house sparrows, doves, Indian mynahs and nightingale did not yield C. psittaci. AU the isolates were confirmed as C. psittaci by demonstration of elementary bodies/inclusions through specifie stains, regular mortality pattem in inoculated chicken embryos, Indirect microimmunofluorescence and dot-ELISA. © GSP, India.