Zoonotic transmission of chlamydia psittaci in a chicken and turkey hatchery

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 775-779

  Dickx, Veerle ^a   Vanrompay, Daisy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHICKEN; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; EGG SHELL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HATCHERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; ORNITHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (BIRD); VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AGRICULTURE; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; EGGS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY DISEASES; PSITTACOSIS; TURKEYS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 79957594230     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.030528-0     Document Type: Article

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