1951
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.41.8_pt_1.931
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Outbreak of Psittacosis (Ornithosis) from Working with Turkeys or Chickens

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“…Research on chlamydiosis in turkeys started in 1948 after a number of cases of psittacosis occurred among employees of a Texas poultry processing plant following the handling of diseased turkeys (Irons et al, 1951). Since then several outbreaks have been reported in turkeys in the USA.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Research on chlamydiosis in turkeys started in 1948 after a number of cases of psittacosis occurred among employees of a Texas poultry processing plant following the handling of diseased turkeys (Irons et al, 1951). Since then several outbreaks have been reported in turkeys in the USA.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since then several outbreaks have been reported in turkeys in the USA. The predominant clinical sign is severe respiratory distress (Irons et al, 1951;Meyere & Eddie, 1953;Graber & Pomeroy, 1958;Page & Bankowski, 1959;Durfee et al, 1975;Hall et al, 1975;Page et al, 1975;Anderson et al, 1978;Hedberg et al, 1989;Newman, 1989;Grimes & Wyrick, 1991). In Europe, the involvement of C. psittad in outbreaks of respiratory disease in turkeys is still controversial (Lister & Alexander, 1986;Andral et al, 1989).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many other people were seriously ill. C. psittaci was isolated from infected turkeys in one of the cases. An accurate description of this epidemic has been given by Irons et al (1951). Two details seem especially noteworthy.…”
Section: Turkeysmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They based this assumption on the higher rate of lymphogranuloma and other venereal disease among Negroes. Irons and co-workers 19 described an explosive outbreak of psittacosis among turkey killers and dressers. This epidemic resulted in 22 cases, with 3 deaths in the group.…”
Section: Diagnosismentioning
confidence: 99%