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Outbreak of psittacosis in a group of women exposed to Chlamydia psittaci-infected chickens.
Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin - 18 Jun 2015
Laroucau K, Aaziz R, Meurice L, Servas V, Chossat I, Royer H, de Barbeyrac B, Vaillant V, Moyen J L, Meziani F, Sachse K, Rolland P
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Eight cases of psittacosis due to Chlamydia psittaci were identified in May 2013 among 15 individuals involved in chicken gutting activities on a mixed poultry farm in France. All cases were women between 42 and 67 years-old. Cases were diagnosed by serology and PCR of respiratory samples. Appropriate treatment was immediately administered to the eight hospitalised individuals after exposure to birds had been...
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