Probable psittacosis outbreak linked to wild birds

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 391-397

  Telfer, Barbara L ^a   Moberley, Sarah A ^b   Hort, Krishna P ^b   Branley, James M ^c   Dwyer, Dominic E ^d   Muscatello, David J ^a   Correll, Patricia K ^a   England, John ^e   McAnulty, Jeremy M ^a  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b Wentworth Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^c Nepean Blue Mountains Pathol Serv   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Blue Mountains Dist ANZAC Mem H   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE CARRIER; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORNITHOSIS; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 14644419616     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1103.040601     Document Type: Article

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