Epidemiological features and risk factors of human psittacosis in Hangzhou City, eastern China
Human psittacosis has become a notable public health concern in Hangzhou city, with an increase in psittacosis cases reported in recent years. Exposure to poultry, birds, or environments contaminated with <i>Chlamydia psittaci</i> was associated with infection. Urgent actions to reduce psittacosis cases and mitigate the impact of outbreaks are needed, including strengthening surveillance, raising public awareness, and promoting collaboration between the agricultural and health sectors.
Authors
- Liangliang Huo
- Zhou Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0788-0955)
- Xingliang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1103-2799)
- Yonghui Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-1442)
- Bingbing Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2345-0939)
- Yi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4815-336X)
- Ke Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5693-3959)
Institutions
- Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1512841
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.03
Funders
- Medical Science and Technology Project of Zhejiang Province