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Warning after Aussie pets present with chlamydia symptoms at vet
Symptoms in humans can include fever, head and muscle aches, chills, weakness, breathlessness, or a dry cough.
Michael Dahlstrom
Michael Dahlstrom·Environment Editor
Updated Mon, 11 March 2024 at 1:14 am GMT-4·2-min read
A city vet is urging pet owners to be on the lookout for symptoms associated with a highly contagious form of chlamydia. The pathogen originates in both pet and wild birds and can be transmitted to humans. If left untreated it can be fatal in rare instances.
Unlike the chlamydia trachomatis bacteria that’s spread through sexual contact between humans, chlamydia psittaci can be transmitted through a simple sneeze. NSW Health lists symptoms in humans presenting as a fever, head and muscle aches, chills, weakness, breathlessness, or a dry cough. In rare cases it can lead to pneumonia, encephalitis in the brain, and myocarditis in the heart.
While the three cases that presented to the Wild Vet in Sydney in the last week are yet to be confirmed, its principal veterinarian Dr Emma Hall shared details of the cases with Yahoo News so pet owners are aware of the symptoms. “We’ve got two we’re pretty much convinced have chlamydia and another one that’s highly suspicious... It's a notifiable disease with the department of health, so it's a big one,” she said...
Warning after Aussie pets present with chlamydia symptoms at vet
Symptoms in humans can include fever, head and muscle aches, chills, weakness, breathlessness, or a dry cough.
Michael Dahlstrom
Michael Dahlstrom·Environment Editor
Updated Mon, 11 March 2024 at 1:14 am GMT-4·2-min read
A city vet is urging pet owners to be on the lookout for symptoms associated with a highly contagious form of chlamydia. The pathogen originates in both pet and wild birds and can be transmitted to humans. If left untreated it can be fatal in rare instances.
Unlike the chlamydia trachomatis bacteria that’s spread through sexual contact between humans, chlamydia psittaci can be transmitted through a simple sneeze. NSW Health lists symptoms in humans presenting as a fever, head and muscle aches, chills, weakness, breathlessness, or a dry cough. In rare cases it can lead to pneumonia, encephalitis in the brain, and myocarditis in the heart.
While the three cases that presented to the Wild Vet in Sydney in the last week are yet to be confirmed, its principal veterinarian Dr Emma Hall shared details of the cases with Yahoo News so pet owners are aware of the symptoms. “We’ve got two we’re pretty much convinced have chlamydia and another one that’s highly suspicious... It's a notifiable disease with the department of health, so it's a big one,” she said...