Animal sources for zoonotic transmission of psittacosis: a systematic review
Abstract Background Human psittacosis, caused by Chlamydia (C.) psittaci, is likely underdiagnosed and underreported, since tests for C. psittaci are often not included in routine microbiological diagnostics. Source tracing traditionally focuses on psittacine pet birds, but recently other animal spe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-4918-y |