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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Main Authors: Lenny Hogerwerf, Inge Roof, Marianne J. K. de Jong, Frederika Dijkstra, Wim van der Hoek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-4918-y