Psittacosis, an Uninvited Guest
Psittacosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci. It commonly presents with flu-like symptoms and community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The bacteria is transmitted from birds to humans. The most common bird is parrots. Here, we present a cluster of cases of psittacosis in a...
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Main Authors: | Soma Dutta, Ujjwayini Ray |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2025-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jgid.jgid_113_24 |
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