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==Background==
*6 avian serovars (A-F) and 2 mammalian isolates (WC and M56)
*Reservoirs: birds (465 species), duck, geese, turkeys, cattle, muskrats
*Transmission: inhalation from aerosolized urine, feces, dried feces, eye secretions. Person-to-person transmission is possible but rare.
*Incubation period usually 5-14 days but can be up to 1 month
*All transmittable to humans with potential for severe disease 

==Clinical Features==
*Contact with above birds/animals
*High fever (up to 40.5C)
*Common: Low pulse, chills, headache, myalgia, nonproductive cough
*Less common: vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, trace hemoptysis
*Complications: myocarditis, endocarditis, icterus, encephalitis, ARDS, MODs
==Differential Diagnosis==

==Workup==
*CBC-leukopenia in 25% of cases
*Chemistry
*CRP
*LFT
*CXR-usually lower lobe consolidation
*Sputum culture
==Management==
*Doxycycline 100mg PO Q12h x 10-14 days or
*Azithromycin 500mg PO Qday x 7 days
==Disposition==
Home if no complications
==Sources==
*Beeckman, Zoonotic Chlamydophila psittaci infections from a clinical perspective. ''Clinical Microbiology and Infection,'' (2009) 15:11-17.
*Tintinalli
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