Psittacosis (Ornithosis)
Duck processors, Britain - 1985
- 13 of 80 (16%) workers had clinical signs
- highest attack rate in those on production line
- asymptomatic chlamydial infections in ducks
Turkey workers, Minnesota -1989
- 186 of 122 (66%) workers sero-positive
- workers handling viscera at greatest risk
Duck farm and processing plant, Australia - 1989
- 76% of workers exposed to infection
- rodent and wild bird control programs
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