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Corporate Authors:
Communicable Disease Center (U.S.)
Description:
A total of 61 cases of psittacosis in man were reported from 22 states during 1965, 8 cases more than in 1964. Parakeets were the most frequently mentioned probable source of human infection, with pigeons being next in frequency.

Two turkey ornithosis outbreaks, both associated with low human morbidity, were reported during the year. One occurred in Minnesota causing three human infections and the other occurred in Virginia, resulting in one human case.


Content Notes:
I. Summary -- II. Human psittacosis, 1965 -- III. Incidence of avian psittacosis-ornithosis -- IV. The Distribution of psittacosis-lymphogranuloma agents -- V. Reports from the states.
Subject:
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Psittacosis/epidemiology
Public Health Surveillance
Zoonoses/epidemioloogy

Series:
Zoonoses surveillance : annual psittacosis summary report ; 1965
Document Type:
Report
Genre:
Annual Reports ; Statistics
Annual Reports ; Statistics Less -
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:9e1615832b045bf0288e3b993799bf1dd1016e168eb2ff1de3e16d0eb95c9ebd
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