Psittacosis Outbreak Among Workers at Chicken Slaughter Plants, Virginia and Georgia, USA, 2018

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Shaw, Kelly A. ; Szablewski, Christine M. ; Kellner, Stephanie ; Kornegay, Laura ; Bair, Patricia ; Brennan, Skyler ; Kunkes, Audrey ; Davis, Meredith ; McGovern, Olivia L. ; Winchell, Jonas ; Kobayashi, Miwako ; Burton, Nancy ; de Perio, Marie A. ; Gabel, Julie ; Drenzek, Cherie ; Murphy, Julia ; Holsinger, Caroline ; Forlano, Laurie
• Description:
  During August-October, 2018, an outbreak of severe respiratory illness was reported among poultry slaughter plant workers in Virginia and Georgia, USA. A multiorganizational team investigated the cause and extent of illness, determined that the illness was psittacosis, and evaluated and recommended controls for health hazards in the workplace to prevent additional cases.
• Subjects:
  History, 21st Century Meat Workers Occupational Health Psittacosis Public Health Surveillance Safety
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(11):2143-2145
• Pubmed ID:
  31625859
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6810211
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Virginia ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058045
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5188156b613a28f057661ff9fe7da9ac8c08ca7d245206cda33c8587f6c9f2ae5d77f0e77bb70dfb0ffacc7e1edde3c3c9bde805ea9af7a0f55afa5e13d1bba1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/83005/cdc_83005_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 359.28 KB ]