Transmission of tuberculosis between men and pet birds: A case report

Avian Pathology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 589-592

  Schmidt, Volker ^a   Schneider, Susanne ^a   Schlömer, Julian ^a   Krautwald Junghanns, Maria Elisabeth ^a   Richter, Elvira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PARROT; PATHOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PARROTS; TUBERCULOSIS;

AVES; ERITHACUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

EID: 56749183591     PISSN: 03079457     EISSN: 14653338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03079450802428901     Document Type: Article

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