Risk assessment and management of chlamydia psittaci in poultry processing plants

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 340-349

  Deschuyffeleer, Thomas P G ^a,b   Tyberghien, Laurens F V ^a,b   Dickx, Veerle L C ^b   Geens, Tom ^a   Saelen, Jacques M M M ^a   Vanrompay, Daisy C G ^b   Braeckman, Lutgard A C M ^b  

^a Provikmo Occupational Health Services   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

chlamydia psittaci; occupational exposure; poultry; psittacosis; risk analysis

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI; EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE; FUTURE CHALLENGES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINES; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; POULTRY PROCESSING PLANTS; PRACTICAL GUIDELINES; PROTECTIVE MEASURES; PSITTACOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTS;

HEALTH RISKS; OFFSHORE PIPELINES; POULTRY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ANALYSIS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORNITHOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD; ZOONOSIS;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY DISEASES; PSITTACOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84858691907     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mer102     Document Type: Article

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