Unusual increase of psittacosis in Southern Sweden linked to wild bird exposure, January to April 2013

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2013, Pages

  Rehn, M ^a,b   Ringberg, H ^c   Runehagen, A ^c   Herrmann, B ^d   Olsen, B ^d   Petersson, A C ^e   Hjertqvist, M ^a   Kuhlmann Berenzon S ^a   Wallensten, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c Department of Communicable Disease Control ^*  (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e University and Regional Laboratories   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORNITHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84877709012     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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