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Taher Harkinezhad
Researcher at University of Zanjan
Publications - 20
Citations - 731
Taher Harkinezhad is an academic researcher from University of Zanjan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Chlamydia psittaci & Psittacosis. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 18 publications receiving 667 citations. Previous affiliations of Taher Harkinezhad include Ghent University.
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Chlamydophila psittaci infections in birds: a review with emphasis on zoonotic consequences.
TL;DR: The first part of the present review gives an overview on the history of infectious agents of the order Chlamydiales and the general infection biology of ChlamYDophila (C.) psittaci, the causative agent of psittacosis.
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Chlamydophila psittaci Transmission from Pet Birds to Humans
Daisy Vanrompay,Taher Harkinezhad,Marijke van de Walle,Delphine Sylvie Anne Beeckman,Caroline Van Droogenbroeck,Kristel Verminnen,Ruud Leten,An Martel,Katty Cauwerts +8 more
TL;DR: Zoonotic transmission of Chlamydophila psittaci in 39 breeding facilities for Psittaciformes (cockatoos, parrots, parakeets, lories) that frequently used antimicrobial drugs is studied.
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Chlamydial infections in duck farms associated with human cases of psittacosis in France.
Karine Laroucau,Bertille de Barbeyrac,Fabien Vorimore,M. Clerc,Claire Bertin,Taher Harkinezhad,Kristel Verminnen,F. Obeniche,I Capek,Christiane Bébéar,Benoit Durand,Gina Zanella,Daisy Vanrompay,Bruno Garin-Bastuji,Konrad Sachse +14 more
TL;DR: Analysis of ompA gene sequences and comparison to those of the type strains showed that the isolates could not be strictly assigned to any of the generally accepted genotypes of C. psittaci, and appeared to be an intermediate between genotypes A and B.
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Prevalence of Chlamydophila psittaci infections in a human population in contact with domestic and companion birds.
Taher Harkinezhad,Kristel Verminnen,Marc De Buyzere,Ernst Rietzschel,Sofie Bekaert,Daisy Vanrompay +5 more
TL;DR: Results confirmed the suspicion about the underestimation of psittacosis in Belgium and showed women with excessive alcohol intake defined as a mean intake of >2 units daily were more frequently infected than men.
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Chlamydophila psittaci Zoonotic Risk Assessment in a Chicken and Turkey Slaughterhouse
Veerle Dickx,Tom Geens,Thomas P.G. Deschuyffeleer,Laurent Tyberghien,Taher Harkinezhad,Taher Harkinezhad,Delphine Sylvie Anne Beeckman,Lutgart Braeckman,Daisy Vanrompay +8 more
TL;DR: Zoonotic transmissions were very common, especially from processed turkeys, and accurate diagnostic monitoring and reporting of C. psittaci infections should be promoted in poultry workers.