Psittacosis
Fact sheet2 - Health conditions directory
Psittacosis is a disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci, which is usually transmitted to humans from birds in the parrot family. The bacteria is also found in other species including poultry, pigeons, canaries and sea birds. The disease is usually mild, however, in some people, particularly the elderly, it can produce severe illness
Public health management guidelines
Read Communicable Diseases Network Australia guidelines3
Notification
Pathology laboratories
- Notification criteria for pathology laboratories4 (PDF, 55kB)
- Communications 5(notification procedure)
Notification resources
- List of all Pathological, clinical and provisional diagnosis notifiable conditions6
- List of Public Health Unit7 contacts
- Notifiable conditions report form for Queensland doctors/clinicians (PHA S70) or person in charge of a Hospital (PHA S71)8 (PDF, 77kB) - if faxing notification, follow up by phone.
Epidemiological data and reports
- Case report form9 (PDF, 504kB) - used by public health units to collect and manage more detailed information for enhanced case surveillance.