Gestational Psittacosis in a Montana Sheep Rancher

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-194

  Jorgensen, Daniel M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; ORNITHOSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PSITTACOSIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0031111517     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0302.970214     Document Type: Article

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