DAYS OF THE COMET - RESEARCH ARTICLES AND UPDATES (1906)

1) [WHO, MEASLES, UPDATES, VACCINES] Measles deaths in Africa plunge by 91%; 2) [ESWI, UPDATES, THE NETHERLANDS, AVIAN INFLUENZA, POULTRY] A Dutch case of atypical pneumonia after culling of H5N1-positive ducks in Bavaria was found infected with Chlamydophila psittaci; 3) [AVIAN INFLUENZA, ECDC, UPDATES] EUROPEAN CENTRE OF DISEASES PREVENTION AND C

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Parrot Fever

This interesting blog is a short conversation about Chlamydophila psittaci in Parrots and how it pass on to human as Parrot fever. A smart conversation for pet lovers.

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A fatal case of psittacosis in Slovakia, January 2006

We describe a fatal case of psittacosis in a pet shop worker in Slovakia, who probably contracted the disease from exotic birds. The patient showed first symptoms in December 2005 and died in January 2006 of irreversible shock and multi-organ failure. Infections with avian chlamydia Chlamydophila psittaci (C. psittaci), formerly known as Chlamydia

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