Temporal and spatial analysis of psittacosis in association with poultry farming in the Netherlands, 2000–2015

Abstract Background Human psittacosis is a highly under diagnosed zoonotic disease, commonly linked to psittacine birds. Psittacosis in birds, also known as avian chlamydiosis, is endemic in poultry, but the risk for people living close to poultry farms is unknown. Therefore, our study aimed to expl...

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Main Authors: Lenny Hogerwerf, Manon M. C. Holstege, Elisa Benincà, Frederika Dijkstra, Wim van der Hoek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2608-1