A cluster of Psittacosis cases in Lishui, Zhejiang Province, China, in 2021

Wenwu Yao; Xiuying Chen; Zhuoying Wu; Lingbo Wang; Guoxiang Shi; Zhangnv Yang; Yanjun Zhang; Beibei Wu

doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.1044984

A cluster of Psittacosis cases in Lishui, Zhejiang Province, China, in 2021

Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022 Dec 15:12:1044984. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.1044984. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Wenwu Yao¹, Xiuying Chen², Zhuoying Wu¹, Lingbo Wang¹, Guoxiang Shi¹, Zhangnv Yang¹, Yanjun Zhang¹, Beibei Wu¹

Affiliations

¹ Key laboratory of Vaccine, Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
² Department of Microbiology, Lishui Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Lishui, China.

Abstract

Introduction: Psittacosis, caused by Chlamydia psittaci, is widespread throughout the world. In humans, C. psittaci infection may lead to severe conditions and complications, including sepsis and multiple organ failure. We report a cluster of cases caused by C. psittaci in Zhejiang Province, 2021, which led to one death and three cases of hospitalization.

Methods: The cases were confirmed by nest-PCR, RT-PCR, and mNGS.

Results: The four cases were related and the sequences obtained from the samples were closely correlated with those from Taiwan.

Discussion: This study is the first to report on the case of death from psittacosis in Zhejiang Province, and our results help to assess the disease and recommend effective measures to prevent further spread of C. psittaci.

Keywords: Chlamydia psittaci; Psittacosis; diagnosis; mNGS; outbreak.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

China / epidemiology
Chlamydophila psittaci* / genetics
Humans
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Psittacosis* / diagnosis
Psittacosis* / epidemiology