An outbreak of psittacosis

An outbreak of chlamydia infection affecting seven people from a small town in Grampian is described. The origin of the outbreak seemed to be a local pet shop. The difficulties of diagnosis and tracing the connections with the pet shop are discussed. The clinical histories of the seven patients are...

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Published inThe Journal of infection Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 71 - 75
Main Authors Morrison, W.M., Hutchison, R.B., Thomason, J., Harrington, J.H., Herd, G.W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 1991
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Chlamydia psittaci
Contact Tracing
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Psittacosis - epidemiology
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Summary:An outbreak of chlamydia infection affecting seven people from a small town in Grampian is described. The origin of the outbreak seemed to be a local pet shop. The difficulties of diagnosis and tracing the connections with the pet shop are discussed. The clinical histories of the seven patients are described including those of the two who died.
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ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/0163-4453(91)91038-Y