AUTHOR=Yao Wenwu , Chen Xiuying , Wu Zhuoying , Wang Lingbo , Shi Guoxiang , Yang Zhangnv , Zhang Yanjun , Wu Beibei 

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

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

VOLUME=12

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1044984

DOI=10.3389/fcimb.2022.1044984

ISSN=2235-2988

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Introduction</title><p>Psittacosis, caused by <italic>Chlamydia psittaci</italic>, is widespread throughout the world. In humans, <italic>C. psittaci</italic> infection may lead to severe conditions and complications, including sepsis and multiple organ failure. We report a cluster of cases caused by <italic>C. psittaci</italic> in Zhejiang Province, 2021, which led to one death and three cases of hospitalization.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>The cases were confirmed by nest-PCR, RT-PCR, and mNGS.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>The four cases were related and the sequences obtained from the samples were closely correlated with those from Taiwan.</p></sec><sec><title>Discussion</title><p>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 <italic>C. psittaci</italic>.</p></sec>